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Van De Putte, Ben
🇧🇪FIDE 206679· Male· Belgium· Born in 1974
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Ben Van De Putte, a 52-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1774. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 6-7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 3 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2018–2020) and 24 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1825 was reached at age 51 (Oct 2025).
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1763
All-time high
1825
−51 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 51
Oct 2025 · age 51
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
97th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1825
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1825
at age 51 · −51 from today
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1677 → 1813
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1698
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
1820 → 1774
Tournaments
13
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
11W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 1806 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1007 | 962 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2350 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #997 | 890 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1533 | 1031 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #338 | 2468 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #275 | 2489 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2748 | -5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #739 | 1631 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #622 | 1701 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,321
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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