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Roofthoofd, Marcel

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FIDEFIDE 200174· Male· Belgium· Born in 1952

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Marcel Roofthoofd, a 74-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2198 and sitting in the top 3% of Belgian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 36-month break between Feb 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9 and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2268 was reached at age 50 (Oct 2002, Belgian #40 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 49).

Current rating

2198

Standard

Rpd2120·Blz2082

All-time high

2268

−70 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 50

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#94 · Belgian players · of 2,977

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
78th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2214
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2208
Feb 2020
2019
2nd Belgian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2213
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Nov 2018
2017
3rd Belgian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2230
Apr 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 64
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Harald Larsen 1,953
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8 · Mar 2026 · +3.9 Elo
Evolution
+2
2196 → 2198
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8792122-2.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#292753+4.0

Rankings

/
Belgium
#94
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#5,833
in continent
World
#8,310
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
94🇧🇪Roofthoofd, Marcel2,198
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
5833🇧🇪Roofthoofd, Marcel2,198
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
8310🇧🇪Roofthoofd, Marcel2,198