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Mikelov, Valiko
🇧🇪FIDE 264326· Male· Belgium· Born in 1996
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Valiko Mikelov, a 30-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1781 — just 17 short of his peak of 1798 (Jul 2025, age 29). He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 9, Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 8, and Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 7. Also played 4 blitz events (including Blitz du 22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025) recently. He took a 53-month break between Dec 2020 and Jun 2025.
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1815
All-time high
1798
−17 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 29
Jul 2025 · age 29
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1798
at age 29 · −17 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 1584 → returned at 1752
Dec 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1507 → 1561
Sep 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1798 → 1781
Tournaments
23
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
11W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 1120 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2363 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 1222 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2827 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2509 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2640 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2498 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1096 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2365 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1358 | 1223 | -3.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,282
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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