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Pauwels, Pascal
🇧🇪FIDE 235695· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Pascal Pauwels, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1721. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 31 months (2017–2020) and 50 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. His peak of 1860 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1721
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1860
−139 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#102,457
#102,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
May 2025
99th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1815
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1766 → 1823
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1860
at age 60 · −139 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-86
1807 → 1721
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
1W1D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1476 | 926 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1148 | 939 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1354 | 934 | -21.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1251 | 902 | -24.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #637 | 1733 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #289 | 2300 | +6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1478 | 983 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,651
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#72,500
in continent
World
#102,455
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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