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Van Der Straeten, Lieven
🇧🇪FIDE 204994· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978
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Lieven Van Der Straeten, a 48-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1884. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈12/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
1884
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1966
−82 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 35
Nov 2013 · age 35
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1869 → 1884
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
27/ 5054.0%
23W8D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 8/13 | #3 | 1995 | +38.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #28 | 1949 | -10.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1113 | 1398 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #232 | 1940 | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1080 | 1279 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #570 | 1767 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 1929 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #188 | 2035 | +16.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#772
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#38,335
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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