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Van Lil, Bob

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FIDEFIDE 207101· Male· Belgium· Born in 1961

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Bob Van Lil, a 65-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1831. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1928 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2020).

Current rating

1831

Standard

Rpd·Blz

All-time high

1928

97 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 59

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#66,894

#66,894 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1819 → 1906
Dec 2024
2022
66th Belgian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1869
Apr 2022
2020
49th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1895
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1892
Apr 2020
All-time peak 1928
at age 59 · −97 from today
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 57
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Nuytens 2,053
Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8 · Mar 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-39
18701831
Tournaments
16
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
4W5D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20261/1#2182448+5.4
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#342053+5.4
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#9851898+2.0
Team
Mar 20260/1#13441055-9.2
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#38-7.4
Open Swiss
Feb 20260/1#571186-6.6
Team
Feb 20260/1#14791273-4.4
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/1#481163-7.6
Team
Jan 20260/1#13261010-11.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/1#491042-10.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,020
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#48,761
in continent
World
#66,893
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
1020🇧🇪Van Lil, Bob1,831
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
48761🇧🇪Van Lil, Bob1,831
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
66893🇧🇪Van Lil, Bob1,831