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Real, Thibault
FM🇧🇪FIDE 205559· Male· Belgium· Born in 1995
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Thibault Real, a 31-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2236 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 8 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 3 blitz events (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2312 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2023, Belgian #29 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #5, #5, #5, #6 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2236
Standard
Rpd2218·Blz2257
All-time high
2312
−76 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 28
Aug 2023 · age 28
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#71 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Sep 2025
1,000 career games
at age 30
Sep 2025
2023
Peak Belgian rank: #29
at age 28 · rated 2312
Aug 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 28
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2312
at age 28 · −76 from today
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+88
2148 → 2236
Tournaments
22
96 games
Score
66/ 9668.8%
58W16D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #127 | 2024 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #21 | 2051 | -25.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #414 | 2906 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #86 | 2811 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2823 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #106 | 2999 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #102 | 2180 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #24 | 2773 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #36 | 2036 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #33 | 2299 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvan Werner
🇧🇪BEL·2094
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2325
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsQuentin FontaineFM
🇧🇪BEL·2323
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsKim Le QuangFM
🇧🇪BEL·2256
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsSebastien JoieIM
🇨🇭SUI·2342
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
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Belgium
#71
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#4,397
in continent
World
#6,402
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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