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Costa, Serge
🇧🇪FIDE 205303· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Serge Costa, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1940. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 129 months (2012–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4, and 40th European Club Cup (open). His peak of 1977 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1927
All-time high
1977
−37 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 42
Oct 2008 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1953 → returned at 1961
May 2024
2023
30th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1954
Dec 2023
2012
38th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1958
Oct 2012
Inactive for 129 months
paused at 1958 → returned at 1966
May 2012
2009
46th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1977
Apr 2009
2008
All-time peak 1977
at age 42 · −37 from today
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1961 → 1940
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1161 | 1062 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #388 | 2751 | +10.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #619 | 1760 | -19.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#555
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#28,629
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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