Format
SB
Swevels, Barry
🇧🇪FIDE 233374· Male· Belgium· Born in 1991
Follow Barry SwevelsTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Barry Swevels, a 35-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2030 — just 13 short of his peak of 2043 (May 2024, age 33). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 8, 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 6.
At junior level, he reached #37 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2030
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz2031
All-time high
2043
−13 pts below
May 2024 · age 33
May 2024 · age 33
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#23,245
#23,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
73rd Belgian 20-35 player
at age 33 · rated 2043
May 2024
All-time peak 2043
at age 33 · −13 from today
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1987
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 27
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2031 → 2030
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
6/ 875.0%
6W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | 1006 | -15.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2616 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #46 | 2708 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2546 | +3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2763 | +8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2431 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #107 | 1233 | -10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2475 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRonny Willen
🇧🇪BEL·1835
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsRomain Slootmaekers
🇧🇪BEL·2036
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2022
View head-to-head →
vsMarc Sels
🇧🇪BEL·1916
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRudi Gijbels
🇧🇪BEL·1878
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMartijn Somers
🇧🇪BEL·1880
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#287
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#17,117
in continent
World
#23,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
| 1 | 🇧🇪Follow Daniel DardhaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪Follow Mikhail GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,554 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪Follow Tanguy RingoirTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,529 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪Follow Sim MaerevoetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,471 |
| 5 | 🇧🇪Follow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Follow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,413 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Follow Maxime HauchampsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,408 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Follow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,406 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪Follow Todor TodorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,402 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Follow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,397 |
| ... | ||
| 287 | 2,030 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 17117 | 2,030 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 23245 | 2,030 | |