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Verlinden, Patrick

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FIDEFIDE 242420· Male· Belgium· Born in 1968

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Patrick Verlinden, a 58-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1758. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8. He took a 30-month break between Apr 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1798 was reached at age 49 (May 2017).

Current rating

1758

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1798

−40 pts below
May 2017 · age 49

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#89,742

#89,742 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1592 → 1749
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1645 → returned at 1643
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 50
Mar 2018
2017
100th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1798
Jun 2017
All-time peak 1798
at age 49 · −40 from today
May 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Safet Zenuni 1,896
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 5 · Feb 2026 · +14.0 Elo
Best comeback
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9
finished #3 (seeded #14 of 50)
Evolution
+20
1738 → 1758
Tournaments
19
29 games
Score
15/ 2951.7%
14W6D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#352434+6.8
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#32403+6.2
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#541056-6.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#12201011-8.4
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 7
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#62415+6.0

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,418
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#64,269
in continent
World
#89,741
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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1418🇧🇪Verlinden, Patrick1,758
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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64269🇧🇪Verlinden, Patrick1,758
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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89741🇧🇪Verlinden, Patrick1,758