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HC
Huysmans, Carsten
🇧🇪FIDE 258229· Male· Belgium· Born in 2010
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Carsten Huysmans, a 16-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1706 — just 13 short of his peak of 1719 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 6, 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 5, and 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi C. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1ste Memorial Vlastimil Hort 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #47, #40 and #28 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz1554
All-time high
1719
−13 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
47th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1719
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1719
at age 16 · −13 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+369 Elo)
1263 → 1632
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+87
1619 → 1706
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
19/ 3357.6%
14W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | 1020 | -14.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 923 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1763 | +26.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1816 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #920 | 1655 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 1674 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #18 | 1910 | +74.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #13 | 2576 | +18.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,730
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#75,842
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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