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Sauvage, Eric
🇧🇪FIDE 204790· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Eric Sauvage, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1979. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz du Tournoi de la Vierge 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Apr 2007 and Jul 2009. His peak of 2081 was reached at age 40 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd2020·Blz2031
All-time high
2081
−102 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 40
Jul 2004 · age 40
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,971
#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
23rd Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1986
Oct 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Nov 2022
23rd Belgian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2002
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Apr 2022
2019
22nd Belgian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2051
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2004 → 2049
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1983 → 1979
Tournaments
11
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
9W6D2L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRafael Ismayilov1,827·23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A·R7·+5.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsGustave Dumas1,874·23eme Open International de Paques Saint Die des Vosges Tournoi A·R6·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #283 | 2566 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 1913 | -11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #101 | 2534 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #853 | 1742 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #221 | 2652 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #588 | 1988 | +0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #330 | 2634 | +6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #128 | 2533 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1493 | 1076 | -13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #691 | 1901 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTristan Nottet
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDaniel Timmermans
🇧🇪BEL·1852
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2325
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAllan Arabia
🇧🇪BEL·1763
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMark Gerard
🇧🇪BEL·1860
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#417
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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