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Defossez, Jean
🇧🇪FIDE 652095878· Male· Belgium· Born in 2010
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Jean Defossez, a 16-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1689 — just 24 short of his peak of 1713 (May 2026, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Youth Championships 2026 U16, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2023–2024) and 14 months (2024–2026).
Competes for Belgium since Jan 2026. At junior level, he reached #57, #42 and #30 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd1519·Blz1683
All-time high
1713
−24 pts below
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
57th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1713
May 2026
All-time peak 1713
at age 16 · −24 from today
May 2026
Switched federation: FRA → BEL
at age 16
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1276 → 1617
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Nov 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1617 → returned at 1645
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
1617 → 1689
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
7W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 836 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 1786 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #15 | 1776 | +60.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #315 | 2563 | +27.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,839
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#79,599
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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