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Vandesteene, Wesley
🇧🇪FIDE 234133· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995
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Wesley Vandesteene, a 31-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1681. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 2 Rondes 6-7. Also played 3 rapid (including Paul Marcus Memorial FIDE Grand Rapid 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Ligablitz Oost-Vlaanderen 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2015–2018) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1734 was reached at age 30 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #43 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1681
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1645
All-time high
1734
−53 pts below
May 2025 · age 30
May 2025 · age 30
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#116,543
#116,543 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 31
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1734
at age 30 · −53 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1492 → 1710
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1492 → returned at 1701
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-53
1734 → 1681
Tournaments
18
40 games
Score
16.5/ 4041.3%
13W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 16| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #438 | 2327 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #445 | 2299 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2289 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #992 | 886 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 1697 | -1.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,888
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#81,172
in continent
World
#116,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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