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Nuyens, John
🇧🇪FIDE 233900· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978
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John Nuyens, a 48-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1944 — just 24 short of his peak of 1968 (Mar 2026, age 48). He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Clubkampioenschap Mol 2025-2026 Rondes 7-8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1968
−24 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 48
Mar 2026 · age 48
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,892
#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
43rd Belgian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1968
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1968
at age 48 · −24 from today
Mar 2026
2022
42nd Belgian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1906
Apr 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 42
Apr 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1900 → returned at 1896
Apr 2020
2018
60th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1856
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1914 → 1944
Tournaments
22
29 games
Score
19.5/ 2967.2%
17W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2738 | +10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #150 | 2757 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1564 | -16.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #428 | 2737 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2584 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1068 | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1289 | 1250 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1096 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1853 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1385 | 1085 | -12.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#540
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#28,007
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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