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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
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,337
#139,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1613 → 1620
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
4/ 1136.4%
2W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| 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 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #810 | 1718 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1002 | 1056 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #966 | 925 | -6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1053 | 842 | -9.2 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0.5/1 | #109 | 1637 | +0.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,224
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#94,195
in continent
World
#139,328
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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