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Verhaeren, Gertjan
🇧🇪FIDE 263982· Male· Belgium· Born in 1987
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Gertjan Verhaeren, a 39-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2144 — just 8 short of his peak of 2152 (Feb 2026, age 39) and sitting in the top 5% of Belgian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9. Also played 3 rapid (including VSF-Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Blitzcriterium KGSRL 2025-2026 Speeldag 2) recently.
At junior level, he reached #15 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd2081·Blz2097
All-time high
2152
−8 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 39
Feb 2026 · age 39
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#139 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
2059 → 2146
Mar 2026
14th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2152
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2152
at age 39 · −8 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
2081 → 2144
Tournaments
21
44 games
Score
25/ 4456.8%
19W18D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2 | 2222 | +2.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 2103 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2577 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2459 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #915 | 1991 | -4.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #130 | 2601 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #391 | 2130 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #2 | 1400 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #103 | 2774 | +5.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1029 | 1382 | -9.2 |
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Rankings
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Belgium
#139
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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