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Lievens, Karel

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FIDEFIDE 2513102· Male· Ireland· Born in 2007

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Karel Lievens, a 19-year-old Irish player, is rated 1878. He has slipped back 138 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2. His peak of 2020 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2025, Irish #65 at the time).

At junior level, he reached #11, #4, #5, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1878

Standard

Rpd1713·Blz1717

All-time high

2020

−142 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 18

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#53,707

#53,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
11th Irish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1878
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Irish rank: #65
at age 18 · rated 2020
Apr 2025
4th Irish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2020
Apr 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2020
at age 18 · −142 from today
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Josephine Damen 1,860
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open · Aug 2025 · +17.1 Elo
Evolution
-128
2006 → 1878
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
4W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJosephine Damen1,860·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R7·+17.1
2.[W]vsDaniel Chorosinski1,829·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R5·+15.4
3.[W]vsSimon Van Dijk1,816·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R2·+14.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsXingjian Leng1,720·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R1·-30.0
2.[L]vsFred Avis1,790·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R3·-26.7
3.[L]vsIbrahim A Al Mutlaq1,808·Brugse Meesters 2025 Open·R9·-25.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#87—+0.2
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4
Team
Nov 20250/1#112—-16.4
LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
Team
Sep 20250/1#108—-16.8
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#1201846-75.6
LCU Branagan Cup 2025 group stage
Team
Jun 20250/1#98—-19.6
Worst Elo result: Brugse Meesters 2025 Open (-75.6 Elo, finished #120).

Rankings

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Ireland
#224
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#39,450
in continent
World
#53,707
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
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2,354
6
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2,344
7
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2,338
8
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2,320
9
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2,297
10
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2,296
...
224🇮🇪Lievens, Karel1,878
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
39450🇮🇪Lievens, Karel1,878
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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53707🇮🇪Lievens, Karel1,878