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Naessens, Wolf
🇧🇪FIDE 249530· Male· Belgium· Born in 2005
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Wolf Naessens, a 21-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2012 — just 4 short of his peak of 2016 (Oct 2025, age 20). He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: 36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier.
At junior level, he reached #11, #11, #17, #17, #16 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd1922·Blz1912
All-time high
2016
−4 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,659
#25,659 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2016
at age 20 · −4 from today
Oct 2025
2024
11th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1978
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
11th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1986
Oct 2023
Best 12-month gain (+337 Elo)
1611 → 1948
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnierperf 2161 (+145) · 5.5/8 · #9
Top opponent
Evolution
+35
1977 → 2012
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHans Christoph Schmidt1,950·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier·R7·+8.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #106 | 2004 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 2161 | +39.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#327
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#18,941
in continent
World
#25,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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