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Renkens, Stef
🇧🇪FIDE 266701· Male· Belgium· Born in 1961
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Stef Renkens, a 65-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1731. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 63 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1731
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−54 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 63
Aug 2024 · age 63
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,142
#99,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+234 Elo)
1526 → 1760
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1785
at age 63 · −54 from today
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 62
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Jul 2022
6-month rising streak
+58 Elo
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1774 → 1731
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
8/ 2040.0%
11W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #468 | 2369 | +5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #972 | 935 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1276 | 936 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #323 | 2451 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #426 | 2369 | +5.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #110 | 2472 | +8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1365 | 934 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #243 | 1665 | -42.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,585
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#70,359
in continent
World
#99,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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