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Heldenbergh, Nils
🇧🇪FIDE 246387· Male· Belgium· Born in 2005
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Nils Heldenbergh, a 21-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2212 — just 15 short of his peak of 2227 (Feb 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 3% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2156 and 2227 over the past 2 years. 70 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23ste Open Limburgs Rapidkampioenschap 2026) recently. He reached Belgian #65 in Mar 2025.
At junior level, he reached #4, #5, #6, #2, #7 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2212
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2058
All-time high
2227
−15 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 20
Feb 2025 · age 20
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#85 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
May 2025
Peak Belgian rank: #65
at age 20 · rated 2222
Mar 2025
4th Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2227
Feb 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
2179 → 2212
Tournaments
17
63 games
Score
37/ 6358.7%
27W20D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1371 | 1649 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #181 | 2196 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #572 | 2363 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #300 | 2964 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1016 | 1491 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #882 | 2322 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #99 | 3140 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #39 | 2249 | +9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #806 | 2069 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1181 | 1327 | -11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrien AnciauxFM
🇧🇪BEL·2203
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTristan Nottet
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+5 −6 =3
14 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsLeopold Remont
🇧🇪BEL·1812
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsFausto Battistelli
🇧🇪BEL·2185
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsIoshua Bursztyn
🇦🇷ARG·1987
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
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Belgium
#85
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#5,255
in continent
World
#7,547
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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