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De Geest, Hannes
🇧🇪FIDE 261459· Male· Belgium· Born in 1996
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Hannes De Geest, a 30-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1991 — just 12 short of his peak of 2003 (Nov 2024, age 28). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Zomerrapidtoernooi Gent 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitzcriterium KGSRL 2025-2026 Speeldag 3) recently.
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1927·Blz1965
All-time high
2003
−12 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 28
Nov 2024 · age 28
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 29
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2003
at age 28 · −12 from today
Nov 2024
97th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1996
Mar 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1639 → 1949
Jun 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2001 → 1991
Tournaments
14
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
11W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAnnelies Cuvelier1,911·Ligakampioenschap Oost-Vlaanderen 2025-2026 1800 Plus Ronde 5·R1·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 2052 | +15.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #343 | 2714 | +8.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1287 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #940 | 1830 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 1881 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1111 | -12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #111 | 2427 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #664 | 1950 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #176 | 2963 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2702 | +7.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#389
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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