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Pijkels, Rene
🇧🇪FIDE 290890· Male· Belgium· Born in 1945
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Rene Pijkels, a 81-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1652. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 19de OMC 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and 78ste Limburgse Interclubs 2025-2026 Ronde 5. Also played 3 rapid (including 1ste Memorial Ton Montforts 2025 Rondes 1-3) and 1 blitz events (including 47ste Limburgs Ploegensnelschaak 2025) recently. His peak of 1728 was reached at age 80 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd1708·Blz1703
All-time high
1728
−76 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 80
Oct 2025 · age 80
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,013
#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
22nd Belgian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1652
May 2026
2025
33rd Belgian 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1728
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1728
at age 80 · −76 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 80
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 80
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 80
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-52
1704 → 1652
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
2.5/ 1122.7%
4W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1236 | 1075 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2616 | +29.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #78 | 1801 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #119 | 772 | -26.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #92 | 941 | -17.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,050
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#87,303
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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