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Swijsen, Willy
🇧🇪FIDE 229806· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Willy Swijsen, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1536. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8, 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and 27ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 50Plus Ronde 5. He took a 14-month break between Aug 2013 and Nov 2014. His peak of 1642 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1536
Standard
Rpd1691·Blz1717
All-time high
1642
−106 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#171,773
#171,773 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1412 → 1628
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1642
at age 60 · −106 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
Jun 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1541 → 1536
Tournaments
11
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
3W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #110 | 653 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #105 | 877 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 882 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 899 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 1021 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2418 | +11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2378 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #17 | 1030 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 1629 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2242 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKrista Dethier
🇧🇪BEL·1553
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBenito Sarrechia
🇧🇪BEL·1690
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSylvain Marmenout
🇧🇪BEL·1528
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsCindy Harder
🇳🇱NED·1643
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsFilip Minnoye
🇧🇪BEL·1623
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,643
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#110,798
in continent
World
#171,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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