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Paeleman, Niel
🇧🇪FIDE 292800· Male· Belgium· Born in 2016
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Niel Paeleman, a 10-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1490 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 6 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4.
At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U10.
Current rating
1490
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1490
at best
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,559
#189,559 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1490
at age 10
May 2026
7th Belgian U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1480
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Jan 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1480 · at age 10
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1480 → 1490
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
8W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1466 | 908 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/6 | #6 | 2354 | +18.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1302 | 815 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #19 | 1367 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,805
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#118,759
in continent
World
#189,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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