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Butzen, Robin
🇧🇪FIDE 244392· Male· Belgium· Born in 2001
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Robin Butzen, a 25-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2146 — just 9 short of his peak of 2155 (Apr 2026, age 25) and sitting in the top 5% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and 41e open Fide de Domloup - Tournoi A (-2400).
At junior level, he reached #10, #10, #14 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz2013
All-time high
2155
−9 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#136 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
18 entries2026
49th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2155
May 2026
All-time peak 2155
at age 25 · −9 from today
Apr 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 23
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Aug 2024
2020
10th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2004
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2004 → returned at 2011
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
2105 → 2146
Tournaments
14
77 games
Score
47.5/ 7761.7%
40W15D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #10 | 2110 | -9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1385 | 1623 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #73 | 2242 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2089 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #48 | 2068 | -15.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #319 | 3050 | +13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2992 | +11.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1371 | 1596 | -3.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1508 | 1500 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #8 | 2451 | +37.8 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-15.4 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarcel Van Herck
🇧🇪BEL·2024
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMatthias Godde
🇧🇪BEL·2155
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsThierry Penson
🇧🇪BEL·2133
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsTamer Ismail
🇧🇪BEL·2176
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#136
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#8,273
in continent
World
#11,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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