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Velez, Germain

🇧🇪INACTIVE · since May 2025

FIDEFIDE 242926· Male· Belgium· Born in 1945

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Germain Velez, a 81-year-old Belgian player. He has not played a rated game since May 2025. Recent standard appearances include CREB Tournoi du Printemps 2026 Rondes 1-2, CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 4-7, and Championnat Caissa Woluwe 2026. He took a 29-month break between Aug 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1515 was reached at age 79 (May 2024).

Current rating

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unranked

Rpd1488·Blz1498

All-time high

1515

−1515 pts below
May 2024 · age 79

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

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Career timeline

15 entries
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1406 → still inactive
May 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 79
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1245 → 1515
May 2024
All-time peak 1515
at age 79 · −109 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 79
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Heekhout 1,418
Championnat Caissa Woluwe 2026 · Jan 2026 · +10.3 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
5W1D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CREB Tournoi du Printemps 2026 Rondes 1-2
Open Swiss
May 20261/1#287880.0
CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 4-7
Open Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#2814070.0
Championnat Caissa Woluwe 2026
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/1#1414380.0
CEWB - Open Automne 2025 Ronde 5
Swiss
Oct 20250/1#158730.0
CEWB - Open Automne 2025 Rondes 2-4
Swiss
Oct 20250/1#4111260.0
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsPaul Marcus
🇧🇪BEL·1514
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met May 2024
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vsLuis Vargas
🇧🇪BEL·1578
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsDaniel Varlet
🇧🇪BEL·1539
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsCedric Sohet
🇧🇪BEL·1749
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsDaniel Heekhout
🇧🇪BEL·1408
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Belgium
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out of 3,338 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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