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Verstraete, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 229180· Male· Belgium· Born in 1992

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Michael Verstraete, a 34-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2014 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7.

At junior level, he reached #35 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2014

Standard

Rpd1900·Blz1996

All-time high

2014

at best
Apr 2026 · age 34

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,405

#25,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 2014
at age 34
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+39 Elo
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 34
Feb 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 31
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1881 → returned at 1877
Apr 2020
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 25
May 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Xander Pauwels 2,125
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3 · Nov 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+25
1989 → 2014
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
12.5/ 2256.8%
11W3D8L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJosef RothCM1,976·40th European Club Cup (open)·R6·-10.0
2.[L]vsZain Patel2,063·40th European Club Cup (open)·R2·-7.5
3.[L]vsHendrik Decrop2,179·Cocoon 2025 Open·R6·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260/1#11011447-4.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#2102678+6.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#1472785+9.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#1712702+7.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#2982679+7.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#3272762+9.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#7782125+4.0
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20252/6#5511850-18.2
Cocoon 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/9#241998+3.6
Worst Elo result: 40th European Club Cup (open) (-18.2 Elo, finished #551).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#322
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#18,760
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
322🇧🇪Verstraete, Michael2,014
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
18760🇧🇪Verstraete, Michael2,014
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
25405🇧🇪Verstraete, Michael2,014