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Van Lishout, Francois
🇧🇪FIDE 205699· Male· Belgium· Born in 1980
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Francois Van Lishout, a 46-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1979. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 19-month break between Apr 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2004, Belgian #95 at the time).
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd2019·Blz2005
All-time high
2198
−219 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 24
Oct 2004 · age 24
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,971
#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
39th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1979
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1990 → returned at 1981
Apr 2024
2022
18th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2034
Apr 2022
2013
100 career games
at age 33
Apr 2013
2005
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2005
2004
Peak Belgian rank: #95
at age 24 · rated 2198
Oct 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1990 → 1979
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #621 | 2028 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1297 | 1484 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1288 | 1213 | -9.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#417
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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