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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 1998. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 83 rated games in the past year (≈43/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
1998
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1909
All-time high
2216
−218 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 56
Jan 2004 · age 56
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#27,829
#27,829 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
26 entries2025
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
2019
3rd Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2129
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
1997 → 1998
Tournaments
39
100 games
Score
47/ 10047.0%
35W42D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2841 | +11.2 |
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 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #468 | 2547 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 1312 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2053 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert Schuermans
🇧🇪BEL·2037
+5 −5 =8
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsThierry Penson
🇧🇪BEL·2143
+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
#367
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#20,552
in continent
World
#27,829
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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