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Bleys, Michiel
🇧🇪FIDE 240702· Male· Belgium· Born in 1996
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Michiel Bleys, a 30-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2152 — just 19 short of his peak of 2171 (Dec 2025, age 29) and sitting in the top 4% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2093 and 2171 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CEWB - Open de printemps 2026 Ronde 8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 blitz event (including BK Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2015 and Nov 2016.
At junior level, he reached #18 and #16 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2152
Standard
Rpd2097·Blz2069
All-time high
2171
−19 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 29
Dec 2025 · age 29
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#130 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
18 entries2025
39th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2171
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2171
at age 29 · −19 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Jan 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2162 → 2152
Tournaments
22
33 games
Score
19/ 3357.6%
14W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2808 | +6.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #872 | 2368 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #947 | 1435 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1369 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3045 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1076 | 1529 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2130 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1319 | 1578 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2538 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #891 | 2194 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRasim Ahmetaj
🇧🇪BEL·2002
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsNimrod Faybish
🇧🇪BEL·2134
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlain FayardFM
🇫🇷FRA·2181
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMartijn MaddensCM
🇧🇪BEL·2095
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Belgium
#130
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#7,961
in continent
World
#11,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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