Format
VH
Van Hecke, Jeroen
🇧🇪FIDE 263842· Male· Belgium· Born in 1990
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Jeroen Van Hecke, a 36-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1852 — just 26 short of his peak of 1878 (Aug 2025, age 35). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. He took a 30-month break between Apr 2014 and Nov 2016.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #20 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1852
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1840
All-time high
1878
−26 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 35
Aug 2025 · age 35
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,858
#60,858 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
72nd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1871
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1878
at age 35 · −26 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1744 → 1865
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1873 → 1852
Tournaments
13
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
5W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1405 | 1035 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #29 | 1075 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #529 | 2696 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1201 | 1098 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2628 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2565 | +7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1336 | 1077 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2578 | +7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1289 | 1005 | -11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #494 | 2596 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#926
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#44,534
in continent
World
#60,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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