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Maerevoet, Sim
IM🇧🇪FIDE 241725· Male· Belgium· Born in 2001
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Sim Maerevoet, a 25-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2471 and ranked 4th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2407 and 2460 over the past 2 years. 111 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 4 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. He reached Belgian #3 in Sep 2025 and has been in Belgian top 5 for 17 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 22) and FM in 2019 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #72 in U18 and #2 and #12 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2471
Standard
Rpd2441·Blz2422
All-time high
2471
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Belgian players · of 2,977
National top 5 since Feb 2026
National top 5 since Feb 2026
Career timeline
20 entries2026
17 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Nov 2023
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2460
at age 25 · −4 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Peak Belgian rank: #3
at age 24 · rated 2431
Sep 2025
2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Dec 2023
500 career games
at age 22
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
2454 → 2471
Tournaments
38
110 games
Score
78/ 11070.9%
52W52D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsThibaut VandenbusscheIM2,401·44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A·R7·+4.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2640 | +14.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #434 | 3074 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #181 | 2372 | -6.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #727 | 2412 | -0.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 3056 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2889 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2968 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #409 | 3054 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | — | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 3010 | +2.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+9 −4 =8
21 games·last met Jan 2028
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vsEzra TerrynFM
🇧🇪BEL·2246
+8 −0 =5
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsTamer Ismail
🇧🇪BEL·2176
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLennert LenaertsFM
🇧🇪BEL·2357
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2395
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#4
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#494
in continent
World
#822
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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