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Braekmans, Geert
🇧🇪FIDE 230227· Male· Belgium· Born in 1986
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Geert Braekmans, a 40-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1843 — just 21 short of his peak of 1864 (Apr 2026, age 40). He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Clubkampioenschap Mol 2025-2026 Rondes 7-8, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 8. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2012–2014), 65 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1864
−21 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 40
Apr 2026 · age 40
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,391
#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 40 · −21 from today
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1706 → 1820
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1820
Dec 2022
72nd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1738
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1820 → 1843
Tournaments
11
16 games
Score
12/ 1675.0%
11W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 1637 | -5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1155 | 935 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1792 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2492 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1968 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2415 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2462 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #306 | 2261 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2471 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2571 | +8.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#968
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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