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Dreelinck, Jacob
FM🇧🇪FIDE 250511· Male· Belgium· Born in 2007
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Jacob Dreelinck, a 19-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2312 — just 16 short of his peak of 2328 (Apr 2026, age 19) and ranked 33rd among Belgian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 88 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brugs Expertentoernooi 25-26 Ronde 6, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 3 rapid (including Luxembourg Province Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. He reached Belgian #27 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #1, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2312
Standard
Rpd2114·Blz2252
All-time high
2328
−16 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #27
at age 19 · rated 2328
Apr 2026
2nd Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2328
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2328
at age 19 · −16 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Sep 2025
2024
1st Belgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2319
Apr 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
2266 → 2312
Tournaments
28
87 games
Score
63/ 8772.4%
54W18D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 2313 | -0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1290 | 1304 | -15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #297 | 2892 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2939 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 1529 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #506 | 2780 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #161 | 2658 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/8 | #2 | 2479 | +23.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #401 | 2773 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #146 | 1366 | -13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdriaan Dreelinck
🇧🇪BEL·2244
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsKobe VandenholeFM
🇧🇪BEL·2342
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsAmir ZouaghiFM
🇧🇪BEL·2374
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsElias De Reese
🇧🇪BEL·2106
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJulian VictorFM
🇧🇪BEL·2219
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Belgium
#33
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#2,445
in continent
World
#3,716
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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