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Castelein, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 262587· Male· Belgium· Born in 1959

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Dirk Castelein, a 67-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1957. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Ronde 8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 2069 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2008).

Current rating

1957

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2069

−112 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 49

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#35,238

#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
29th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1966
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1934 → 1972
Oct 2024
2022
37th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1980
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1973
Apr 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 59
Jun 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Benjamin Faybish 2,154
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6 · Jan 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-9
1966 → 1957
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
4W10D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSamyukta Sivashankar1,841·Cocoon 2025 Open·R6·-13.0
2.[L]vsJeroen Van den Berg2,080·Cocoon 2025 Open·R5·-6.3
3.[L]vsOlivier Verheyen2,198·Cocoon 2025 Open·R2·-3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Ronde 8
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#141869-2.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#5162445+2.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7991870-2.2
Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Rondes 6-7
Swiss
Mar 20261/1#112635+6.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#8601898-1.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#8412154+5.4
Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Ronde 5
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#142008+1.6
Cocoon 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/9#401883-19.2
Worst Elo result: Cocoon 2025 Open (-19.2 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#485
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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26046🇧🇪Castelein, Dirk1,957
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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35237🇧🇪Castelein, Dirk1,957