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Herman, Mael
🇧🇪FIDE 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 progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. 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
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1669 → 1679
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
8W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #892 | 1510 | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1514 | 1069 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #41 | 1984 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #44 | 1026 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2364 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2319 | +12.8 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #270 | 951 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2598 | +28.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,904
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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