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Volckaert, Jesse
🇧🇪FIDE 276634· Male· Belgium· Born in 2011
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Jesse Volckaert, a 15-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1916. He is climbing fast, having gained +241 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 2 Ronde 8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid (including Colle Ploegentoernooi 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz op het 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025) recently. His peak of 1966 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #11 and #19 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1919
All-time high
1966
−50 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,191
#44,191 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
11th Belgian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1966
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1670 → 1966
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1966
at age 15 · −50 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 15
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+182
1734 → 1916
Tournaments
18
58 games
Score
34.5/ 5859.5%
28W13D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #17 | 1864 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | 1028 | -27.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #285 | 2466 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #302 | 2656 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2644 | +33.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2561 | +12.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 1982 | +78.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #429 | 2513 | +14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1317 | 1089 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2427 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#647
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#32,596
in continent
World
#44,190
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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