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Hilgers, Garry
🇧🇪FIDE 235539· Male· Belgium· Born in 1997
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Garry Hilgers, a 29-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1948 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 77-month break between May 2016 and Nov 2022. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9.
At junior level, he reached #21 and #21 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1827
All-time high
1948
at best
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,058
#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1948
at age 29
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1821 → 1906
Nov 2024
2016
Inactive for 77 months
paused at 1811 → returned at 1814
May 2016
21st Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1836
Apr 2016
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1912 → 1948
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
8/ 988.9%
7W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2770 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #105 | 2425 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #414 | 2276 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #741 | 1757 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #290 | 2520 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #337 | 2563 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #113 | 2610 | +7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #861 | 1778 | -3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #176 | 2745 | +11.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#520
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#27,392
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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