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Vekemans, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 635251· Male· France· Born in 1941

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Paul Vekemans, a 85-year-old French player, is rated 1679. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 19 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, Team 2026 - 60mn Mars, and Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre. His peak of 1892 was reached at age 64 (Jul 2005).

Current rating

1679

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1892

−213 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 64

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#117,510

#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1529 → 1712
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 83
Mar 2024
2022
34th French 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1536
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1516 → returned at 1511
Nov 2020
2017
25th French 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1709
Mar 2017
2012
31st French 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1793
May 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kevin Charrais 1,943
39eme Open International d'Echecs d'Avoine · Jul 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
-8
1687 → 1679
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
5W10D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#24051746+1.8
Team 2026 - 60mn Mars
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#6651626-4.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#15801647-1.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#16061711+0.8
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#13091791+3.0
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r2
Team
Nov 20251/1#4472626+13.8
Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#17151735-17.2
39eme Open International d'Echecs d'Avoine
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#1901672-4.6
Worst Elo result: Team 2026 - 60mn Novembre (-17.2 Elo, finished #1715).

Rankings

/
France
#8,405
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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8405🇫🇷Vekemans, Paul1,679
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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