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Gaelens, Joachim
🇧🇪FIDE 257630· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995
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Joachim Gaelens, a 31-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1655. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈12/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 8. His peak of 1715 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1715
−60 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 29
Dec 2024 · age 29
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1715
at age 29 · −60 from today
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1528 → 1710
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Jan 2023
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1520 → returned at 1503
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
1709 → 1655
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
6/ 2326.1%
4W4D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #39 | 1777 | -5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1387 | 1068 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1502 | 863 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1252 | 871 | -10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #847 | 1799 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1086 | 1028 | -6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1503 | 907 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1109 | 1076 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #648 | 1809 | +3.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1359 | 884 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,045
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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