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Van Zeebroeck, Sam
🇧🇪FIDE 231924· Male· Belgium· Born in 1986
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Sam Van Zeebroeck, a 40-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1954 — just 24 short of his peak of 1978 (Mar 2026, age 40). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently.
Current rating
1954
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1947
All-time high
1978
−24 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 40
Mar 2026 · age 40
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
43rd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1977
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1978
at age 40 · −24 from today
Mar 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+42 Elo
Apr 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 38
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1781 → 1890
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1950 → 1954
Tournaments
20
54 games
Score
32/ 5459.3%
31W4D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #41 | 2033 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2476 | +3.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1197 | 1164 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #151 | 1896 | -19.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #160 | 2455 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2352 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1312 | 1384 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #468 | 2837 | +12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #312 | 2537 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 1987 | +10.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#497
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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