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Veldeman, Sieben
🇧🇪FIDE 268461· Male· Belgium· Born in 2000
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Sieben Veldeman, a 26-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1934. He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Ronde 8, 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11. Also played 2 rapid (including Colle Ploegentoernooi 2025) and 6 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. His peak of 1983 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1934
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1918
All-time high
1983
−49 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 26
Mar 2026 · age 26
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,105
#40,105 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1983
at age 26 · −49 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1618 → 1843
May 2024
100 career games
at age 24
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Mar 2023
2021
First FIDE rating
1465 · at age 21
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1910 → 1934
Tournaments
28
80 games
Score
50/ 8062.5%
45W12D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #29 | 1943 | -20.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1980 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #27 | 1928 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1165 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2364 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #638 | 1829 | -3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #136 | 2829 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #51 | 2595 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #13 | 2540 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1269 | 1238 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Londers
🇧🇪BEL·1890
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsDirk De Meyere
🇧🇪BEL·1608
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNicolas De Meyer
🇧🇪BEL·1720
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFrancois Barbier
🇧🇪BEL·1671
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJimmy Geboers
🇧🇪BEL·1974
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#584
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#29,616
in continent
World
#40,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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