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Waxweiler, Laurent
🇧🇪FIDE 249491· Male· Belgium· Born in 1979
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Laurent Waxweiler, a 47-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1820 — just 22 short of his peak of 1842 (Oct 2024, age 45). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1, and Tournoi Hiver 2025 2026 Ronde 4. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chessbatle Grand Blitz, 2026, N3) recently.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz1731
All-time high
1842
−22 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 45
Oct 2024 · age 45
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
79th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1830
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 45 · −22 from today
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1698 → 1828
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
1812 → 1820
Tournaments
16
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
12W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2521 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2379 | +4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2516 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #178 | 1055 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #31 | 966 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #36 | 1084 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2535 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2467 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #38 | 1136 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2409 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTristan Nottet
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsManuel Moreno Moreno
🇧🇪BEL·1596
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSpiros Orestis, Dr. Alexopoulos
🇩🇪GER·1927
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsGeorges Marechal
🇧🇪BEL·1745
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsElvir Hodzic
🇷🇸SRB·1766
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,082
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#51,005
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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