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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 1848 — just 16 short of his peak of 1864 (Apr 2026, age 40). He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 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 14 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1864
−16 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 40
Apr 2026 · age 40
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,949
#61,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 40 · −16 from today
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+44 Elo
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1706 → 1824
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1706 → returned at 1824
Dec 2022
72nd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1738
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1820 → 1848
Tournaments
10
16 games
Score
11.5/ 1671.9%
11W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#948
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#45,291
in continent
World
#61,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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