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Anciaux, Marc
🇧🇪FIDE 201596· Male· Belgium· Born in 1961
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Marc Anciaux, a 65-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2040. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 3 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. His peak of 2209 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2002, Belgian #75 at the time).
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz1942
All-time high
2209
−169 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 41
Oct 2002 · age 41
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21,981
#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1978 → 2052
Feb 2026
2025
7-month rising streak
+63 Elo
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Jun 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
May 2023
2022
10th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2123
May 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2021 → 2040
Tournaments
16
43 games
Score
25.5/ 4359.3%
20W15D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2078 | +9.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #179 | 2505 | +2.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #144 | 2072 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #285 | 1452 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #125 | 1860 | -5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1283 | 1061 | -15.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #109 | 2669 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #75 | 2382 | +18.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #762 | 2131 | +3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2744 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrien AnciauxFM
🇧🇪BEL·2203
+0 −11 =5
16 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIvan Werner
🇧🇪BEL·2094
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsJean HermanFM
🇧🇪BEL·2260
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsPhilippe Uhoda
🇧🇪BEL·2051
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsChristian Depauw
🇧🇪BEL·1983
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#269
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#16,158
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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