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VJ
Vanhooren, Julien
🇧🇪FIDE 272671· Male· Belgium· Born in 2010
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Julien Vanhooren, a 16-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1917 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +151 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 11 rapid events (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16, #12 and #35 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1767·Blz—
All-time high
1917
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1917
at age 16
May 2026
16th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1910
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2026
2024
12th Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1819
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+554 Elo)
1265 → 1819
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+151
1766 → 1917
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
14W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #172 | 2447 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #339 | 2325 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #513 | 2433 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #398 | 2433 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #20 | 2049 | +52.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #319 | 2481 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 2006 | +83.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1544 | 922 | -22.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChamyl Yarmagodenov
🇧🇪BEL·1609
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBenoit Drugmand
🇧🇪BEL·2165
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrancesco MenolascinaCM
🇧🇪BEL·2234
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEliott Demeulder
🇧🇪BEL·2012
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsGalian Coutton
🇧🇪BEL·1514
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#644
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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