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Close, Guido

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FIDEFIDE 255327· Male· Belgium· Born in 1967

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Guido Close, a 59-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1670 — just 8 short of his peak of 1678 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2021–2023) and 33 months (2023–2026). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9.

Current rating

1670

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1678

−8 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#120,738

#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1478 → 1678
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1678
at age 57 · −8 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1464 → returned at 1666
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Weynen 1,740
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 · Mar 2026 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
-8
1678 → 1670
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
3W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#1862403+8.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#1562540+12.2
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#461197-2.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#13471054-5.0
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 5
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#191095-8.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#15021024-12.0

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,952
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#83,654
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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