Format
CG
Cappelle, Gert-Jan
🇧🇪FIDE 265586· Male· Belgium· Born in 1998
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Gert-Jan Cappelle, a 28-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1861 — just 14 short of his peak of 1875 (Dec 2024, age 26). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 6-7, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and 417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 2-5.
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1705·Blz1812
All-time high
1875
−14 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 26
Dec 2024 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,330
#58,330 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Mar 2025
2024
All-time peak 1875
at age 26 · −14 from today
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+200 Elo)
1639 → 1839
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Dec 2022
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1867 → 1861
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
14W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1836 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2374 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #27 | 1210 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #887 | 1879 | +0.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1919 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #11 | 2406 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1382 | 1135 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2366 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #16 | 2406 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #8 | 2526 | +6.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#872
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#42,745
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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