Format
VG
Verhelst, Gerben
🇧🇪FIDE 266450· Male· Belgium· Born in 2007
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Gerben Verhelst, a 19-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1928 — just 10 short of his peak of 1938 (May 2026, age 19). He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Clubkampioenschap Mol 2025-2026 Rondes 7-8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #27 and #27 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1928
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz—
All-time high
1938
−10 pts below
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,419
#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
27th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1938
May 2026
All-time peak 1938
at age 19 · −10 from today
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1845 → 1934
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+67
1861 → 1928
Tournaments
18
32 games
Score
21/ 3265.6%
21W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 1134 | -10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #914 | 1763 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2498 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #396 | 2437 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2520 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #252 | 2622 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2602 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2441 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #441 | 2587 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2636 | +24.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#600
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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