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Grobet, Sam
🇧🇪FIDE 257575· Male· Belgium· Born in 1997
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Sam Grobet, a 29-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1759 — just 25 short of his peak of 1784 (Dec 2025, age 28). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 5 rapid (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 24ste Open Maaslands Silvestersnelschaak 2025) recently. He took a 38-month break between Jul 2022 and Oct 2025.
Current rating
1759
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz1722
All-time high
1784
−25 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 28
Dec 2025 · age 28
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,519
#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1784
at age 28 · −25 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1587 → returned at 1766
Jul 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jan 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Dec 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1545 → 1588
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1752 → 1759
Tournaments
19
19 games
Score
12/ 1963.2%
10W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1023 | -8.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #63 | 2407 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #334 | 2419 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #100 | 961 | -10.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1336 | 866 | -13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2483 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #634 | 1587 | -5.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #168 | 2406 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #91 | 945 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #339 | 2652 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,409
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#64,120
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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