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Claproth, Mels
🇧🇪FIDE 286370· Male· Belgium· Born in 2008
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Mels Claproth, a 18-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1756. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Rondes 6-7. His peak of 1883 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #25 and #27 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1737·Blz—
All-time high
1883
−127 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17
Apr 2025 · age 17
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
25th Belgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1883
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1783 → 1883
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 17 · −127 from today
Apr 2025
2024
27th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1850
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-85
1841 → 1756
Tournaments
12
22 games
Score
7/ 2231.8%
6W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #689 | 1791 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #947 | 1894 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #46 | 1085 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #37 | 1870 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1149 | 997 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1215 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #49 | 975 | -22.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #722 | 1838 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1325 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #275 | 2435 | +10.0 |
Worst Elo result: Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Rondes 6-7 (-28.8 Elo, finished #46).
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,427
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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