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Vanhuyse, Nele
WFM🇧🇪FIDE 228818· Female· Belgium· Born in 1991
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Nele Vanhuyse, a 35-year-old Belgian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2088 and sitting in the top 3% of women worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Ladies Open Gent 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. Her peak of 2119 was reached at age 26 (May 2017).
Awarded WFM in 2017 (age 26). At junior level, she reached #35 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2088
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz2050
All-time high
2119
−31 pts below
May 2017 · age 26
May 2017 · age 26
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#807 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
14 entries2026
75th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2090
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Mar 2025
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1897
Nov 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
May 2017
All-time peak 2119
at age 26 · −31 from today
May 2017
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 26
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
2020 → 2088
Tournaments
21
61 games
Score
38/ 6162.3%
32W14D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2250 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2570 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2455 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #195 | 2531 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #247 | 2014 | -22.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #212 | 2840 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #775 | 1922 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2742 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #460 | 2488 | +1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #233 | 2676 | +5.0 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (-22.2 Elo, finished #247).
Rankings
/
Belgium
#208
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#12,045
in continent
World
#16,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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