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De Reymaeker, Walter
🇧🇪FIDE 208000· Male· Belgium· Born in 1945
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Walter De Reymaeker, a 81-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1858. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 2 rapid (including 18th Memorial Jose & Hilda Tonoli 2025 - Belgian Rapid Championship 2025) and 6 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. His peak of 2126 was reached at age 62 (Jul 2007).
Current rating
1858
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz1810
All-time high
2126
−268 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 62
Jul 2007 · age 62
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,176
#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
2nd Belgian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1858
Jun 2026
2024
5th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1937
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1760 → 1934
Jul 2024
500 career games
at age 79
Jul 2024
2016
6th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1923
Feb 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1919 → 1858
Tournaments
19
44 games
Score
21.5/ 4448.9%
17W11D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #30 | 1849 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2364 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2482 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #243 | 2614 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1083 | 1223 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #970 | 993 | -11.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #63 | 2595 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1731 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #919 | 1818 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 1810 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRasim Ahmetaj
🇧🇪BEL·2000
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMourad De Villers
🇧🇪BEL·2167
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNimrod Faybish
🇧🇪BEL·2141
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPiet Van De Craen
🇧🇪BEL·1645
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Belgium
#896
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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