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Praet, Maarten
🇧🇪FIDE 201294· Male· Belgium· Born in 1977
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Maarten Praet, a 49-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2225 — just 23 short of his peak of 2248 (Jul 2007, age 30) and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2012–2014) and 45 months (2016–2019). He reached Belgian #57 in Jan 2008.
Current rating
2225
Standard
Rpd2188·Blz—
All-time high
2248
−23 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 30
Jul 2007 · age 30
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#75 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
16 entries2025
7th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2236
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2183 → 2232
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Mar 2024
2022
11th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2226
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2228 → 2225
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #169 | 3015 | +10.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1495 | 1263 | -14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #365 | 3077 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1101 | 1577 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #698 | 2406 | +4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1119 | 1389 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #624 | 2369 | +3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #938 | 1461 | -9.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2877 | +6.0 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#75
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#4,763
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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