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HJ
Hulpiau, Joshua
🇧🇪FIDE 246859· Male· Belgium· Born in 1989
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Joshua Hulpiau, a 37-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1727 — just 19 short of his peak of 1746 (Jan 2026, age 37). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5.
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1746
−19 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 37
Jan 2026 · age 37
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#100,323
#100,323 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1746
at age 37 · −19 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1732
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1544 → 1742
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jul 2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 30
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1732 → 1727
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1373 | 924 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1347 | 988 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #509 | 1871 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #99 | 2569 | +11.0 |
Team | May 2025 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1670 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,620
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#71,068
in continent
World
#100,322
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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