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Van Ewijk, Abel
🇧🇪FIDE 268640· Male· Belgium· Born in 2010
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Abel Van Ewijk, a 16-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1606 — just 1 short of his peak of 1607 (Sep 2025, age 15). He is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U16, Rokade Winter Chess 2025, and 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz op het 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #67, #62 and #39 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1556
All-time high
1607
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 15
Sep 2025 · age 15
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#144,100
#144,100 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
67th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1601
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1607
at age 15 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
2024
62nd Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1544
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+422 Elo)
1122 → 1544
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+90
1516 → 1606
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
7W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #36 | 1826 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #42 | 1588 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #68 | 1730 | +90.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,297
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#96,722
in continent
World
#144,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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