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Varlet, Daniel
🇧🇪FIDE 265195· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Daniel Varlet, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1539. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 8 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, CREB Tournoi de Paques 2026 Rondes 4-7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 29-month break between Jun 2019 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1660 was reached at age 60 (May 2024).
Current rating
1539
Standard
Rpd1562·Blz1512
All-time high
1660
−121 pts below
May 2024 · age 60
May 2024 · age 60
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#170,594
#170,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+320 Elo)
1340 → 1660
May 2024
All-time peak 1660
at age 60 · −121 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 60
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 59
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1552 → 1539
Tournaments
18
39 games
Score
11/ 3928.2%
14W3D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1479 | -3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1399 | 972 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #30 | 2333 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #112 | 2219 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #338 | 2336 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2363 | +11.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1518 | 832 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/2 | #17 | 2313 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #87 | 931 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2222 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+3 −10 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPaul Marcus
🇧🇪BEL·1514
+9 −3 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsCedric Sohet
🇧🇪BEL·1749
+0 −12 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGermain Velez
🇧🇪BEL
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Heekhout
🇧🇪BEL·1408
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,628
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#110,243
in continent
World
#170,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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