Format
CJ
Cloots, Josse
🇧🇪FIDE 281077· Male· Belgium· Born in 2012
Follow Josse ClootsTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Josse Cloots, a 14-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1705 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8.
At junior level, he reached #27 and #17 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1651·Blz—
All-time high
1705
at best
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
27th Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1705
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1601 → 1705
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1705
at age 14
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 13
Jan 2025
2024
17th Belgian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1603
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1601 → 1705
Tournaments
12
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
15W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #443 | 2389 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2433 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1326 | 1012 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #29 | 1764 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #432 | 2537 | +24.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1044 | 764 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #21 | 1624 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2383 | +16.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #260 | 2540 | +24.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1134 | 1024 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,735
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
| 1 | 🇧🇪Follow Daniel DardhaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪Follow Mikhail GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,554 |
| 3 | 🇧🇪Follow Tanguy RingoirTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,529 |
| 4 | 🇧🇪Follow Sim MaerevoetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,471 |
| 5 | 🇧🇪Follow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,442 |
| 6 | 🇧🇪Follow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,413 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪Follow Maxime HauchampsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,408 |
| 8 | 🇧🇪Follow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,406 |
| 9 | 🇧🇪Follow Todor TodorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,402 |
| 10 | 🇧🇪Follow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,397 |
| ... | ||
| 1735 | 1,705 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 76049 | 1,705 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 108164 | 1,705 | |