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Venken, Kenneth
🇧🇪FIDE 247863· Male· Belgium· Born in 1983
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Kenneth Venken, a 43-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1767. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and 19de OMC 2025-2026 Ronde 6. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1ste Memorial Ton Montforts 2025 Rondes 1-3) recently. His peak of 1857 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1809·Blz1779
All-time high
1857
−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,863
#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1729 → 1848
Jun 2024
67th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1857
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1857
at age 41 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
2023
70th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1739
Jan 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 39
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1762 → 1767
Tournaments
13
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
8W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 1044 | -8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2490 | +8.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #502 | 2569 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1178 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 1858 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #122 | 840 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1905 | +7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #77 | 2438 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #74 | 1514 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2520 | +9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShani Lindner
🇧🇪BEL·1683
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWim Maurissen
🇧🇪BEL·1875
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsPeter Bouma
🇧🇪BEL·1896
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCindy Harder
🇳🇱NED·1643
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRonny Willen
🇧🇪BEL·1835
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,367
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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