| Bart Michiels | |
|---|---|
 Michiels in 2013 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Born | 30 October 1986 [1] Ghent, Belgium |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014) [2] |
| FIDE rating | 2547 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2572 (January 2020) |
Bart Michiels (born 30 October 1986) is a Belgian chess grandmaster.
Michiels won the Belgian Chess Championship in 2004 and 2011. [3] [4]
He represented Belgium at the Chess Olympiads in 2010, 2012, and 2014. [5]
He played in the 2015 French Team Championships. [6] [7]
In 2015, Michiels played in the Challengers section of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, where he achieved wins against Samuel Sevian, Anne Haast, and Ari Dale. [8] [9]
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