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DeBuck, Valere

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FIDEFIDE 204528· Male· Belgium· Born in 1956

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Valere Debuck, a 70-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1945. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Clubkampioenschap KGSRL 2025-2026 B-reeks Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 10 rapid (including VSF-Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Ligablitz Oost-Vlaanderen 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2007–2009) and 32 months (2013–2016). His peak of 2061 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2006).

Current rating

1945

Standard

Rpd1925·Blz1864

All-time high

2061

116 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 50

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,691

#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1814 → 1883
Jun 2024
2022
28th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1873
May 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 63
Nov 2019
2017
34th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1944
Apr 2017
2013
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1969
Apr 2013
2012
31st Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1992
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
+44
19011945
Tournaments
16
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
16W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20260.5/1#51887-1.4
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/1#42046+3.2
Swiss
Apr 20265/7#21973+7.6
Team
Apr 20261/1#2902536+5.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#12401154-9.6
Team
Mar 20261/1#2182529+4.6
Swiss
Mar 20260/1#341277-6.4
Swiss
Feb 20261/1#22812+12.6
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#91898-3.0
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#22812+12.4

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Belgium
#535
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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10
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535🇧🇪DeBuck, Valere1,945
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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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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27856🇧🇪DeBuck, Valere1,945
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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37690🇧🇪DeBuck, Valere1,945