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Torfs, Gert
🇧🇪FIDE 242110· Male· Belgium· Born in 1971
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Gert Torfs, a 55-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1686. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 9, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1754·Blz—
All-time high
1754
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
100 career games
at age 54
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1587 → 1754
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1754
at age 53 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1577 → returned at 1573
Mar 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1748 → 1686
Tournaments
20
34 games
Score
13.5/ 3439.7%
9W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #61 | 1785 | -15.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #37 | 1407 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1437 | 971 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 931 | -9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1686 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1209 | 951 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1929 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #565 | 1519 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1832 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1608 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,859
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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