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Houze, Sylvain
🇧🇪FIDE 276790· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Sylvain Houze, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1620 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1575 and 1620 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1.
Current rating
1620
Standard
Rpd1564·Blz—
All-time high
1620
at best
May 2026 · age 53
May 2026 · age 53
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,788
#138,788 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1620
at age 53
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+338 Elo)
1240 → 1578
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1613 → 1620
Tournaments
11
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #171 | 2360 | +8.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #100 | 1668 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #121 | 1878 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #94 | 2489 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1472 | 953 | -5.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,220
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#93,886
in continent
World
#138,779
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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