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Semal, Sebastien
🇧🇪FIDE 276960· Male· Belgium· Born in 1987
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Sebastien Semal, a 39-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1665. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 15 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Flobas Rapid Chess 2025) recently. His peak of 1701 was reached at age 38 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1665
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1659
All-time high
1701
−36 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 38
Mar 2025 · age 38
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,545
#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1701
at age 38 · −36 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+255 Elo)
1440 → 1695
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1400
at age 36
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1678 → 1665
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
8W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #75 | 1515 | -29.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #118 | 1692 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #142 | 1614 | -2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #283 | 2513 | +10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #709 | 1591 | -3.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #613 | 1689 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #168 | 2200 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #38 | 1867 | -8.4 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #51 | 2226 | +4.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,981
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#84,722
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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