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Waelput, Valerian
🇫🇷FIDE 80446817· Male· France· Born in 1973
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Valerian Waelput, a 53-year-old French player, is rated 1508. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi F, Team 2026 - HDF Avril, and Team 2026 - HDF Mars. Also played 4 rapid (including Team 2026 - Championnat de France Rapide) and 1 blitz events (including Chpt de Blitz 2025 du CDJE 59) recently. His peak of 1596 was reached at age 52 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1508
Standard
Rpd1544·Blz1546
All-time high
1596
−88 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 52
Dec 2025 · age 52
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#182,687
#182,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1596
at age 52 · −88 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1456 → 1551
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 51
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1551 → 1508
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
9/ 2437.5%
7W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #79 | 1852 | -27.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/7 | #7 | 1408 | -32.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #315 | 773 | -10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #340 | 827 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #183 | 1607 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #193 | 1610 | +0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #218 | 936 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #169 | 1871 | +46.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #161 | 1555 | +0.4 |
Worst Elo result: 14eme Festival de Tournois Olympique Grande Synthe - Tournoi F (-32.4 Elo, finished #7).
Rankings
/
France
#14,532
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#115,793
in continent
World
#182,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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