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Van Der Straeten, Lieven

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FIDEFIDE 204994· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978

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Lieven Van Der Straeten, a 48-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1894. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 15 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7. He had 4 career breaks: 31 months (2013–2016), 15 months (2017–2018), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1966 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2013).

Current rating

1894

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1966

−72 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 35

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#49,654

#49,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
55th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1899
Jun 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 46
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1818 → 1901
Apr 2024
2023
59th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1833
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1818 → returned at 1833
Oct 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
perf 2035 (+150) · 5/8 · #188
Top opponent
vs Erwan Lever 2,207
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande · Feb 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-5
1899 → 1894
Tournaments
7
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
16W5D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBert Van Hecke2,029·Cocoon 2025 Open·R9·+13.6
2.[W]vsOscar Koppenens2,000·46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent·R7·+13.2
3.[W]vsNiels Brand1,922·Cocoon 2025 Open·R8·+10.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJesse Volckaert1,675·Open VSF-Kampioenschap 2025·R1·-15.1
2.[L]vsTimur Klimenko1,784·Open VSF-Kampioenschap 2025·R4·-12.4
3.[L]vsEric Jan Walinga1,920·Cocoon 2025 Open·R6·-9.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#11131398-3.0
42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande
Open Swiss
Feb 20264.5/9#2321940+9.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#10801279-5.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#5701767-3.6
Cocoon 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/9#261929+11.6
Worst Elo result: Open VSF-Kampioenschap 2025 (-30.4 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#726
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#36,538
in continent
World
#49,654
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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