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Verheyen, Olivier
🇧🇪FIDE 236055· Male· Belgium· Born in 2001
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Olivier Verheyen, a 25-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2249 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and V Open Chess Menorca 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 18de Limburgs Schanstoernooi 2026 - Open Groep) and 2 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He reached Belgian #67 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #4, #14 and #13 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd2180·Blz1996
All-time high
2249
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#67 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
24 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #67
at age 25 · rated 2249
May 2026
All-time peak 2249
at age 25
May 2026
500 career games
at age 25
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Dec 2025
7-month rising streak
+87 Elo
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+78
2171 → 2249
Tournaments
28
96 games
Score
55/ 9657.3%
48W22D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #55 | 2910 | +7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #957 | 1415 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #82 | 2349 | +36.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1510 | 1512 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #43 | 1186 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2030 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #236 | 3185 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2863 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #392 | 3035 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2682 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2277
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsElias RuzhanskyIM
🇧🇪BEL·2448
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNatan PirardFM
🇧🇪BEL·2338
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobin Butzen
🇧🇪BEL·2155
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsWarre De WaeleFM
🇧🇪BEL·2378
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Belgium
#67
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#3,997
in continent
World
#5,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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