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Baekelandt, Els
🇧🇪FIDE 246557· Female· Belgium· Born in 1972
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Els Baekelandt, a 54-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1726 — just 6 short of her peak of 1732 (May 2024, age 52). She is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6. She took a 29-month break between Mar 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1726
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz1669
All-time high
1732
−6 pts below
May 2024 · age 52
May 2024 · age 52
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,768
#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+59 Elo
Feb 2026
2024
All-time peak 1732
at age 52 · −6 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1485 → 1717
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1617
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+35
1691 → 1726
Tournaments
13
44 games
Score
21/ 4447.7%
16W12D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #439 | 2303 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #936 | 1707 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1027 | 1289 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1865 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #53 | 1820 | +21.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #775 | 1822 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #143 | 2492 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #449 | 2369 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #67 | 1812 | -4.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #171 | 2457 | +9.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,622
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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