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Van Damme, Henri
🇧🇪INACTIVE · since April 2024FIDE 202568· Male· Belgium· Born in 1953
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Henri Van Damme, a 73-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1930. He plays around 6 rated games per year and took a 34-month break between Apr 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2078 was reached at age 53 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2078
−148 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 53
Jul 2006 · age 53
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
14th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1930
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1871 → 1930
Apr 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1930 → still inactive
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1878
Apr 2020
2019
19th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1916
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1930 → 1930
Rankings
/
Belgium
#559
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#30,858
in continent
World
#39,943
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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