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Geylen, Leo
🇧🇪FIDE 246433· Male· Belgium· Born in 1949
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Leo Geylen, a 77-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1659. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. He took a 33-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1717 was reached at age 75 (Sep 2024).
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1717
−58 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 75
Sep 2024 · age 75
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,873
#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
100 career games
at age 77
Jan 2026
2025
36th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1706
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+204 Elo)
1513 → 1717
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1717
at age 75 · −58 from today
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
50th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1549
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
1706 → 1659
Tournaments
14
25 games
Score
8.5/ 2534.0%
9W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #815 | 1669 | +0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #264 | 2431 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #712 | 1570 | -2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1106 | 854 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 981 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1717 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #18 | 869 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #556 | 1540 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #957 | 1758 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,022
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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