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Van Ael, Bert

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FIDEFIDE 203947· Male· Belgium· Born in 1974

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Bert Van Ael, a 52-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1945. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Jul 2008 and May 2010. 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 2012 was reached at age 36 (May 2010).

Current rating

1945

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2012

−67 pts below
May 2010 · age 36

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,768

#37,768 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
43rd Belgian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1959
Feb 2025
2024
39th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1964
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1892 → 1964
Mar 2024
2019
48th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1921
Nov 2019
2016
100 career games
at age 42
Jan 2016
2013
48th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1953
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alex Mirakyan 1,967
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 · Mar 2026 · +10.8 Elo
Evolution
+11
1934 → 1945
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#5472554+5.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#112767+10.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6831866-2.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#9991266-6.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#14671425-3.2

Rankings

/
Belgium
#538
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#27,920
in continent
World
#37,768
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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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
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
538🇧🇪Van Ael, Bert1,945
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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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
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27920🇧🇪Van Ael, Bert1,945
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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37768🇧🇪Van Ael, Bert1,945