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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 2155 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 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
2155
Standard
Rpd1966·Blz2013
All-time high
2155
at best
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#126 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
18 entries2026
49th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2155
May 2026
All-time peak 2155
at age 25
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
2105 → 2155
Tournaments
13
77 games
Score
44.5/ 7757.8%
40W15D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #129 | 2052 | -10.4 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-15.4 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2277
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarcel Van Herck
🇧🇪BEL·1998
+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·2143
+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
#126
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#7,800
in continent
World
#10,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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