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Callens, Herman
🇧🇪FIDE 253235· Male· Belgium· Born in 1954
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Herman Callens, a 72-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1653. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 8. His peak of 1768 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd1734·Blz—
All-time high
1768
−115 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,077
#127,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
64th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1699
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 71
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1620 → 1768
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1768
at age 70 · −115 from today
Mar 2024
2022
76th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1635
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1613 → returned at 1613
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1683 → 1653
Tournaments
13
19 games
Score
5/ 1926.3%
2W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #944 | 1068 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1096 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1041 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1877 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1535 | 919 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1722 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1062 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 1052 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1240 | 1190 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 920 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,053
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#87,355
in continent
World
#127,071
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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