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Buytaert, Kristof

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FIDEFIDE 202932· Male· Belgium· Born in 1982

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Kristof Buytaert, a 44-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2097 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 159-month break between Jul 2008 and Nov 2021. 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. His peak of 2171 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2007).

At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2097

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2171

−74 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 25

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,679 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
12th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2143
Nov 2024
2022
11th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2149
Apr 2022
2008
Inactive for 159 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2158
Jul 2008
44th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2169
Apr 2008
2007
All-time peak 2171
at age 25 · −74 from today
Jul 2007
2003
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2102 → 2159
Jul 2003

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Matthias De WachterFM 2,137
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3 · Nov 2025 · +0.7 Elo
Evolution
-30
2127 → 2097
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#2602737+5.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7641965-3.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7322058-1.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#11271135-14.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7352030-2.2

Rankings

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Belgium
#192
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#11,411
in continent
World
#15,679
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
🇧🇪Vandenbussche, ThibautFollow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,397
10
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2,391
...
192🇧🇪Buytaert, Kristof2,097
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
11411🇧🇪Buytaert, Kristof2,097
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
15679🇧🇪Buytaert, Kristof2,097