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Hooyberghs, Benny
🇧🇪FIDE 250074· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Benny Hooyberghs, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1611. He has slipped back 90 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Clubkampioenschap Mol 2025-2026 Rondes 7-8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 4 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. He took a 78-month break between Apr 2018 and Nov 2024. His peak of 1740 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1652·Blz—
All-time high
1740
−129 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 61
Mar 2025 · age 61
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1740
at age 61 · −129 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1486 → 1720
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1486 → returned at 1689
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-90
1701 → 1611
Tournaments
19
38 games
Score
13/ 3834.2%
11W10D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1561 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2446 | +11.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1125 | 948 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 930 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1522 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1297 | 900 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1460 | 898 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1692 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1671 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1456 | 1005 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,272
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#96,077
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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