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Ruzhansky, Elias
IM🇧🇪FIDE 472824· Male· Belgium· Born in 2011
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Elias Ruzhansky, a 15-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2442 — just 22 short of his peak of 2464 (Mar 2026, age 15) and ranked 5th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 118 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 11eme Open International d'Echecs de Noisiel 2026 - Open A (p2000 Elo), Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6. He reached Belgian #4 in Nov 2025.
Competes for Belgium since Jan 2020. Awarded IM in 2025 (age 14) and FM in 2024 (age 13). Earned a GM norm at Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open A. At junior level, he reached World #15 in U16, World #8 in U14, World #8 in U12, World #46 in U10 and World #11 in U8.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2315·Blz2323
All-time high
2464
−22 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
113
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
117 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
20 entries2026
All-time peak 2464
at age 15 · −16 from today
Mar 2026
15th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2462
Feb 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 14 · 2025 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2025
Peak Belgian rank: #4
at age 14 · rated 2426
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 14
Sep 2025
8th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2409
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+122
2320 → 2442
Tournaments
21
99 games
Score
65.5/ 9966.2%
46W39D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2401 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2375 | -6.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 3133 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #105 | 2205 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #603 | 2412 | -0.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #139 | 1495 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #527 | 3094 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #48 | 2413 | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2487 | +3.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #593 | 2394 | -0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSterre DauwFM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMaxime HauchampsFM
🇧🇪BEL·2408
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJulian VictorFM
🇧🇪BEL·2219
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNimrod Faybish
🇧🇪BEL·2141
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJacob DreelinckFM
🇧🇪BEL·2312
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Belgium
#5
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#681
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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