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MJ
Mahieu, Jacques
🇧🇪FIDE 234842· Male· Belgium· Born in 1948
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Jacques Mahieu, a 78-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1576. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi F, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Team 2026 - HDF Fevrier. Also played 1 rapid (including 3eme circuit tournoi rapide du club ogs le coin de l'echiquier 1er rendez-vous) and 1 blitz events (including Open de Blitz de L'Olympique Grande Synthe juin 2025) recently. His peak of 1675 was reached at age 68 (May 2016).
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd1789·Blz1623
All-time high
1675
−99 pts below
May 2016 · age 68
May 2016 · age 68
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,265
#156,265 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Feb 2026
2024
39th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1640
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
1339 → 1630
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1618 → 1576
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
13/ 3141.9%
11W6D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsValerian Waelput1,577·14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi F·R6·+10.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #4 | 1566 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #501 | 1802 | -2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #216 | 717 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #56 | 1696 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #121 | 2428 | -34.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJean Lucas
🇫🇷FRA·1769
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsJerome Wacrenier
🇫🇷FRA·1753
+0 −1 =6
7 games·last met May 2017
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vsLucien Deschuyteneer
🇧🇪BEL·1592
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsAnthony Manet
🇫🇷FRA·1931
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsJean Lefrere
🇫🇷FRA·1826
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2016
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,467
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#103,170
in continent
World
#156,249
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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