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Smets, Steff
🇧🇪FIDE 287776· Male· Belgium· Born in 1993
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Steff Smets, a 33-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1646 — just 2 short of his peak of 1648 (Mar 2025, age 32). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). 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.
Current rating
1646
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1648
−2 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 32
Mar 2025 · age 32
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#129,190
#129,190 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1605 → 1646
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 33
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 1648
at age 32 · −2 from today
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 32
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 32
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 32
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1605 → 1646
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2397 | +20.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #335 | 2552 | +28.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #689 | 1777 | +10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1083 | 1039 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1480 | 1002 | -10.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,089
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#88,548
in continent
World
#129,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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