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Decoster, Frederic
FM🇧🇪FIDE 204269· Male· Belgium· Born in 1980
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Frederic Decoster, a 46-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2244 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 417-AALST-Ajuinentoernooi-2026 Ronde 1, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2338 was reached at age 35 (Jun 2015, Belgian #28 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 31). Earned IM norms at Nationale Interclubs 2010-2011, Belgian Interclubs 2014-2015 Rounds 9-10-11 Division 1, and 39th European Club Cup 2024.
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd2229·Blz2183
All-time high
2338
−94 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 35
Jun 2015 · age 35
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#69 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
19 entries2026
6th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2249
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2304
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2297 → returned at 2291
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
2290 → 2244
Tournaments
14
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
11W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2512 | +18.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #7 | 2334 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2589 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2478 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #494 | 3112 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1180 | 1540 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1174 | 1411 | -10.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1533 | 1602 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1386 | 1520 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #750 | 2149 | -3.0 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#69
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#4,149
in continent
World
#6,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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