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Van Hoecke, Elena
🇧🇪FIDE 260428· Female· Belgium· Born in 1987
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Elena Van Hoecke, a 39-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1795. She has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/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. Her peak of 1912 was reached at age 24 (May 2011).
At junior level, she reached #15 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1912
−117 pts below
May 2011 · age 24
May 2011 · age 24
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1697 → 1868
Jan 2025
2024
61st Belgian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1868
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 31
Nov 2018
2011
All-time peak 1912
at age 24 · −117 from today
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-60
1855 → 1795
Tournaments
12
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
6W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #536 | 2515 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1073 | 1002 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1021 | 1150 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #474 | 2423 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1227 | 1005 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #814 | 1837 | +0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1345 | 1043 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1160 | 1061 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1370 | 999 | -11.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #867 | 1701 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,209
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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