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Nijssen, Tom
🇧🇪FIDE 278521· Male· Belgium· Born in 2004
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Tom Nijssen, a 22-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1772 — just 11 short of his peak of 1783 (Oct 2025, age 21). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 15 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 7. Also played 1 rapid (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #55 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1820·Blz1882
All-time high
1783
−11 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 21
Oct 2025 · age 21
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,197
#85,197 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1783
at age 21 · −11 from today
Oct 2025
2024
55th Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1746
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+493 Elo)
1248 → 1741
Oct 2024
6-month rising streak
+420 Elo
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1768 → 1772
Tournaments
17
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2622 | +11.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #337 | 2503 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1245 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #927 | 1638 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1887 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 959 | -10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 1861 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1888 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1535 | 985 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2485 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMetehan Tugra Cakmak
🇹🇷TUR·1796
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsPiet Ulburghs
🇧🇪BEL·1731
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPranav Kshirsagar
🇳🇱NED·2116
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLennert Bex
🇧🇪BEL·2067
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEddy Verkissen
🇧🇪BEL·1852
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#1,332
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#61,265
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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