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Demarcke, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 203025· Male· Belgium· Born in 1958

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Dirk Demarcke, a 68-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2116 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 8 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2. Also played 2 rapid events (including Rapid 1 op het 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025) recently. His peak of 2249 was reached at age 55 (Nov 2013); he also reached Belgian #55 in Jul 2002.

Awarded FM in 2013 (age 55).

Current rating

2116

Standard

Rpd2053·Blz—

All-time high

2249

−133 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 55

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,932 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
9th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2127
Apr 2025
2020
15th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2125
Oct 2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2115
Apr 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 57
Feb 2015
2014
2nd Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2233
Dec 2014
2013
4th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2249
Nov 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Johan GoormachtighFM 2,173
Cocoon 2025 Seniors · Sep 2025 · +2.0 Elo
Evolution
-1
2117 → 2116
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
7.5/ 1168.2%
6W3D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAlain FayardFM2,079·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R5·-10.6
2.[L]vsRalf Schnabel2,187·Cocoon 2025 Seniors·R6·-7.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#3542745+5.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#1482621+3.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#932740+5.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#8551885-5.8
Cocoon 2025 Seniors
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#112046-10.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Belgium
#168
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#10,082
in continent
World
#13,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
168🇧🇪Demarcke, Dirk2,116
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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10082🇧🇪Demarcke, Dirk2,116
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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13932🇧🇪Demarcke, Dirk2,116