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Witters, Michael
🇧🇪FIDE 247162· Male· Belgium· Born in 2000
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Michael Witters, a 26-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1731. He has fluctuated between 1712 and 1778 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 9. His peak of 1778 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #50, #50 and #32 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd1645·Blz—
All-time high
1778
−47 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 26
Jan 2026 · age 26
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,002
#99,002 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1778
at age 26 · −47 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1451 → 1734
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 24
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jan 2022
2020
50th Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1454
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1739 → 1731
Tournaments
17
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
6W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 17| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1531 | 1131 | -5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1300 | 1056 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1828 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1163 | -4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2400 | +6.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,587
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#70,220
in continent
World
#99,001
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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