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Vandenhole, Kobe
FM🇧🇪FIDE 268844· Male· Belgium· Born in 2009
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Kobe Vandenhole, a 17-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2334 — just 8 short of his peak of 2342 (May 2026, age 17) and ranked 27th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brugs Expertentoernooi 25-26 Ronde 6, 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11. Also played 2 rapid (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. He reached Belgian #23 in May 2026.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #3 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2334
Standard
Rpd2314·Blz2336
All-time high
2342
−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #23
at age 17 · rated 2342
May 2026
2nd Belgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2342
May 2026
All-time peak 2342
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
2249 → 2334
Tournaments
31
99 games
Score
61.5/ 9962.1%
43W37D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2306 | -8.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 2305 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2595 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #2 | 2324 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2504 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #402 | 3329 | +15.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #64 | 2580 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #638 | 2346 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 3068 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 2266 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob DreelinckFM
🇧🇪BEL·2312
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdriaan Dreelinck
🇧🇪BEL·2244
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2395
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsNils Vantorre
🇧🇪BEL·2236
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Belgium
#27
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#2,014
in continent
World
#3,088
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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