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Herman, Mael

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FIDEFIDE 275387· Male· Belgium· Born in 2009

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Mael Herman, a 17-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1679 — just 21 short of his peak of 1700 (Mar 2026, age 17). He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U18. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2023 and May 2024.

At junior level, he reached #90, #58 and #76 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1679

Standard

Rpd1510·Blz1668

All-time high

1700

−21 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#117,247

#117,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
90th Belgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1700
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1700
at age 17 · −21 from today
Mar 2026
2025
58th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1669
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+616 Elo)
1011 → 1627
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U18
perf 1984 (+284) · 4.5/7 · #41
Top opponent
vs Kayan Huang 1,930
Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U18 · Feb 2026 · +11.6 Elo
Best comeback
Challenge Lalevitch 2025 Ronde 2
finished #1 (seeded #20 of 70)
Evolution
+46
1633 → 1679
Tournaments
14
24 games
Score
10.5/ 2443.8%
9W5D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8921510-10.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#15141069-11.2
Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U18
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/7#411984+29.6
Challenge Lalevitch 2025 Ronde 6
Open Swiss
Oct 20250/1#441026-11.6
Challenge Lalevitch 2025 Ronde 5
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/1#122364+14.0

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,899
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#81,587
in continent
World
#117,243
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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2
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3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
1899🇧🇪Herman, Mael1,679
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
81587🇧🇪Herman, Mael1,679
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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117243🇧🇪Herman, Mael1,679