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De Wachter, Matthias
FM🇧🇪FIDE 201839· Male· Belgium· Born in 1979
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Matthias De Wachter, a 47-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9. His peak of 2363 was reached at age 39 (May 2018, Belgian #22 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 28). Earned a IM norm at Belgian Interclubs 2014-2015 Round 11 Divisions 2-5.
Current rating
2116
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2363
−247 pts below
May 2018 · age 39
May 2018 · age 39
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,932 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
10th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2196
Mar 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 43
May 2022
2021
4th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2335
Oct 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2308 → returned at 2323
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
2167 → 2116
Tournaments
13
25 games
Score
14.5/ 2558.0%
9W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #673 | 1972 | -4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #672 | 2090 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 1163 | -13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #367 | 2745 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1102 | 1397 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #680 | 2111 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2783 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 2068 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #391 | 2755 | +5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #732 | 2112 | -0.6 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#168
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#10,082
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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