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Buydts, Dirk
🇧🇪FIDE 201375· Male· Belgium· Born in 1956
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Dirk Buydts, a 70-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1960. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Jul 2003 and Jul 2006. 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. Also played 1 blitz event (including 1st 't Ros Dendermonde Summerblitz) recently. His peak of 2116 was reached at age 60 (Apr 2016).
Current rating
1960
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1926
All-time high
2116
−156 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 60
Apr 2016 · age 60
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,647
#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2022
10th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2024
Apr 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 64
Jan 2020
2017
14th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2066
Nov 2017
2016
All-time peak 2116
at age 60 · −156 from today
Apr 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 59
Apr 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1971 → 1960
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
0W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1519 | 1348 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #608 | 2140 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #639 | 2060 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #822 | 1988 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #533 | 1957 | -0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1432 | 1232 | -8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #615 | 1983 | +0.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1274 | 1248 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#473
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#25,608
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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