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Travers, Sylvain
🇧🇪FIDE 244180· Male· Belgium· Born in 1970
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Sylvain Travers, a 56-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1448. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CEWB - Open de printemps 2026 Ronde 8, Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, and CEWB - Open de printemps 2026 Ronde 7. Also played 3 rapid (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. His peak of 1673 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2015).
Current rating
1448
Standard
Rpd1488·Blz1429
All-time high
1673
−225 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 45
Oct 2015 · age 45
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#204,686
#204,686 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1274 → 1504
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 53
Oct 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1400
at age 51
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-79
1527 → 1448
Tournaments
25
48 games
Score
11.5/ 4824.0%
11W3D34L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/3 | #78 | 896 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 977 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 979 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #81 | 2432 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1020 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 759 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #17 | 619 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 1042 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #91 | 1592 | -15.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1527 | 907 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPiet Van De Craen
🇧🇪BEL·1645
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael Werbrouck
🇧🇪BEL·1857
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid Brunet
🇧🇪BEL·1698
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSimonne Peeters
🇧🇪BEL·1664
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,903
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#124,676
in continent
World
#204,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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