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Denayer, Eric
🇧🇪FIDE 201170· Male· Belgium· Born in 1972
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Eric Denayer, a 54-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5, and 23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz du 22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025) recently. His peak of 2279 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2006, Belgian #45 at the time).
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd2093·Blz2117
All-time high
2279
−233 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 34
Jul 2006 · age 34
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
11th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2128
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Apr 2023
2022
13th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2141
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2143 → returned at 2141
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-73
2119 → 2046
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
4W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlain Houriez2,028·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R2·+8.3
3.[W]vsMatthieu Leblic2,009·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·+7.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEric Mory2,012·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R8·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #49 | 1942 | -35.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1200 | 1429 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #206 | 2003 | -30.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #673 | 2131 | +0.4 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-35.8 Elo, finished #49).
Rankings
/
Belgium
#256
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#15,592
in continent
World
#21,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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