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Caels, Viviane
🇧🇪FIDE 4667913· Female· Belgium· Born in 1968
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Viviane Caels, a 58-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1853. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 26 months (2002–2004), 20 months (2007–2009), 47 months (2009–2013), 23 months (2014–2016) and 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Her peak of 2068 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2002).
Competes for Belgium since Jul 2006.
Current rating
1853
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1771
All-time high
2068
−215 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 34
Apr 2002 · age 34
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#60,573
#60,573 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
71st Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1881
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1801 → 1877
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
65th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1876
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1860
Apr 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1869 → 1853
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #158 | 828 | -15.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2464 | +5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #731 | 1734 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #440 | 2296 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #76 | 2502 | +6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #550 | 1715 | -3.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1178 | 1087 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#921
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#44,337
in continent
World
#60,572
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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