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Pauwels, Wout
🇧🇪FIDE 262323· Male· Belgium· Born in 2007
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Wout Pauwels, a 19-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1694. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). 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. His peak of 1730 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #69, #66 and #67 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1694
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1730
−36 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#112,159
#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Apr 2026
69th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1716
Feb 2026
2025
66th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1730
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1730
at age 18 · −36 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+300 Elo)
1354 → 1654
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1691 → 1694
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1253 | 1050 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1439 | 1104 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #244 | 2385 | +12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1007 | 858 | -23.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1187 | 1044 | -13.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #658 | 1764 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #113 | 2624 | +26.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #810 | 1894 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,804
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#78,523
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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