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Merzoug, Youssef

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FIDEFIDE 298662· Male· Belgium· Born in 2003

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Youssef Merzoug, a 23-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1721. He has slipped back 108 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 7. Also played 2 blitz events (including Blitz de Carnaval a Liege 2026) recently. His peak of 1829 was reached at age 22 (May 2025).

Current rating

1721

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1636

All-time high

1829

−108 pts below
May 2025 · age 22

Activity

67

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#102,322

#102,322 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
6-month rising streak
+77 Elo
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 22
May 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
May 2025
All-time peak 1829
at age 22 · −108 from today
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1829 · at age 22
May 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
9eme Open International de Givet
perf 1848 (+127) · 3.5/5 · #20
Top opponent
vs Peter Bouma 1,890
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 · Mar 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Best comeback
Coupe du Bourgmestre 2026 Ronde 7
finished #3 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
-77
1798 → 1721
Tournaments
42
83 games
Score
37.5/ 8345.2%
38W15D30L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#14771097-5.0
Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#204897-10.2
Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 7
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#222408+7.4
9eme Open International de Givet
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#201848+19.4
Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 6
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#102340+5.6
Worst Elo result: Tournoi Soultanbeieff 2026 Ronde 3 (-15.2 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,649
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#72,385
in continent
World
#102,321
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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2
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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
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
1649🇧🇪Merzoug, Youssef1,721
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
72385🇧🇪Merzoug, Youssef1,721
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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102321🇧🇪Merzoug, Youssef1,721