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Vermeulen, Thijs
🇧🇪FIDE 254070· Male· Belgium· Born in 1992
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Thijs Vermeulen, a 34-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1516. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1559 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd1538·Blz1621
All-time high
1559
−43 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 32
Mar 2024 · age 32
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#179,484
#179,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+290 Elo)
1262 → 1552
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 32
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1559
at age 32 · −43 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1279 → returned at 1265
Apr 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-39
1555 → 1516
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
3.5/ 1523.3%
4W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1358 | 900 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1198 | 783 | -8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1225 | 840 | -7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1214 | 925 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #50 | 1606 | -15.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1412 | 867 | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #221 | 2484 | +13.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1184 | 921 | -5.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #645 | 1633 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,711
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#114,343
in continent
World
#179,442
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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