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VH
Van Herck, Marcel
🇧🇪FIDE 200344· Male· Belgium· Born in 1948
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Marcel Van Herck, a 78-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2024. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Experten Ronde 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 2216 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2004); he also reached Belgian #66 in Jul 2002.
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1938
All-time high
2216
−192 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 56
Jan 2004 · age 56
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#24,014
#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 78
Jun 2026
2025
3rd Belgian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 2024
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 77
Jul 2025
1,000 career games
at age 77
May 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 75
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2022 → 2024
Tournaments
40
93 games
Score
51.5/ 9355.4%
31W41D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/9 | #69 | 1974 | -13.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #9 | 2071 | +14.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2841 | +11.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #24 | 2032 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #250 | 1863 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2428 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1580 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1357 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2830 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #131 | 2580 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Schuermans
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+5 −5 =8
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsThierry Penson
🇧🇪BEL·2133
+1 −4 =7
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefan DocxIM
🇧🇪BEL·2328
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPatrick Boons
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGorik CoolsFM
🇧🇪BEL·2174
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2022
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#297
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#17,688
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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