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EJ
Engelen, Joseph
🇧🇪FIDE 233595· Male· Belgium· Born in 1949
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Joseph Engelen, a 77-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1985. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 8. He took a 29-month break between May 2011 and Nov 2013. His peak of 2092 was reached at age 61 (May 2010).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2092
−107 pts below
May 2010 · age 61
May 2010 · age 61
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,963
#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
3rd Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2007
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 75
Nov 2024
2022
6th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2017
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 73
Jan 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 71
Jan 2020
2019
7th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2018
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1978 → 1985
Tournaments
15
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #708 | 2041 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #191 | 2775 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2578 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #566 | 2028 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2673 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1112 | 1115 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2652 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1149 | 1266 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2674 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #590 | 2014 | +1.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#404
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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