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Strubbe, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 263729· Male· Belgium· Born in 1960

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Paul Strubbe, a 66-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1620. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 2me Wapichess 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1720 was reached at age 64 (May 2024).

Current rating

1620

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1720

−100 pts below
May 2024 · age 64

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#138,788

#138,788 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1686 → returned at 1603
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1470 → 1720
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1720
at age 64 · −100 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2me Wapichess 2025
perf 1733 (+130) · 4/6 · #43
Top opponent
vs Kenan Altuntas 1,724
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
-66
1686 → 1620
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKenan Altuntas1,724·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·+12.9
2.[W]vsGaetan Hanarte1,616·2me Wapichess 2025·R8·+10.4
3.[W]vsEngin Peray1,407·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·+4.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEsteban Hardenne1,454·2me Wapichess 2025·R7·-14.0
2.[L]vsLise Decellier1,516·2me Wapichess 2025·R4·-12.5
3.[L]vsGeorges Straetmans1,549·2me Wapichess 2025·R9·-11.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#12051767+17.4
2me Wapichess 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/6#431733-83.2
Worst Elo result: 2me Wapichess 2025 (-83.2 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

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Belgium
#2,220
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#93,886
in continent
World
#138,779
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,406
8
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9
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2,397
10
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2,391
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2220🇧🇪Strubbe, Paul1,620
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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93886🇧🇪Strubbe, Paul1,620
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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138779🇧🇪Strubbe, Paul1,620