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Beghin, Philippe
🇧🇪FIDE 262129· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955
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Philippe Beghin, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Flobas Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 4 Ronde 3, and Flobas Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 4 Ronde 2. Also played 2 rapid (including Flobas Rapid Chess 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Nitram Circuit 2025-2026 - Etape 5) recently.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1624·Blz1638
All-time high
1666
at best
Jun 2026 · age 71
Jun 2026 · age 71
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,164
#122,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
80th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1666
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 71
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1411 → 1644
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1640 → 1666
Tournaments
20
25 games
Score
12/ 2548.0%
13W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2308 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 802 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1698 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2535 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2242 | +4.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #596 | 1492 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1733 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2348 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2228 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #751 | 1714 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,974
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#84,492
in continent
World
#122,158
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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