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Daels, Marc
FM🇧🇪FIDE 201502· Male· Belgium· Born in 1959
Follow Marc DaelsTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Marc Daels, a 67-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2095 and 2135 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. His peak of 2299 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2016, Belgian #42 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 53).
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd2133·Blz—
All-time high
2299
−178 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 57
Mar 2016 · age 57
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
4th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2135
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Mar 2026
2024
500 career games
at age 65
Apr 2024
2020
6th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2200
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Mar 2020
2016
Peak Belgian rank: #42
at age 57 · rated 2299
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
2110 → 2121
Tournaments
13
22 games
Score
16/ 2272.7%
14W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1025 | 1198 | -13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #117 | 2672 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #169 | 2768 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2120 | +18.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #942 | 2092 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #223 | 2822 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1094 | 1129 | -14.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #194 | 2698 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #766 | 2673 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1311 | 1147 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#162
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#9,794
in continent
World
#13,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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