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De Saedeleer, Sam
🇧🇪FIDE 271136· Male· Belgium· Born in 1997
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Sam De Saedeleer, a 29-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1937 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Brussels Blitz Back2School 2025) recently.
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz1864
All-time high
1937
at best
Jun 2026 · age 29
Jun 2026 · age 29
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1937
at age 29
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 26
Nov 2023
10-month rising streak
+131 Elo
Aug 2023
Best 12-month gain (+278 Elo)
1452 → 1730
Jun 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
1893 → 1937
Tournaments
16
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
12W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/3 | #66 | 1687 | -19.8 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2608 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #7 | 2557 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2505 | +4.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1323 | 1272 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #290 | 2536 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #241 | 2707 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #613 | 2079 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #734 | 1954 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1175 | 1265 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvan Ronse
🇧🇪BEL·2091
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRasim Ahmetaj
🇧🇪BEL·2000
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsArman SarkisianCM
🇧🇪BEL·2163
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAhmed Draidi
🇧🇪BEL·2007
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAntoine Perrin
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#570
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#29,128
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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