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Van Der Paelt, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 285706· Male· Belgium· Born in 1987

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Thomas Van Der Paelt, a 39-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1732. He has fluctuated between 1663 and 1764 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1764 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2025).

Current rating

1732

Standard

Rpd1584·Blz—

All-time high

1764

−32 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 38

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#98,651

#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
All-time peak 1764
at age 38 · −32 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1663 → 1761
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 37
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 37
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1649 · at age 37
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wout Melis 1,885
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 · Mar 2026 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
-9
1741 → 1732
Tournaments
11
12 games
Score
3.5/ 1229.2%
3W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#11511148-9.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8251885+7.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8261811+4.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#12341109-11.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#15231126-10.8
Worst Elo result: Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2024-2025 - 1ste afdeling Ronde 7 (-17.6 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,576
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#69,991
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
🇧🇪Geirnaert, StevenFollow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,406
8
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2,402
9
🇧🇪Vandenbussche, ThibautFollow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,397
10
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2,391
...
1576🇧🇪Van Der Paelt, Thomas1,732
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
69991🇧🇪Van Der Paelt, Thomas1,732
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
98650🇧🇪Van Der Paelt, Thomas1,732