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Godart, Francois
IM🇧🇪FIDE 208078· Male· Belgium· Born in 1994
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Francois Godart, a 32-year-old Belgian International Master, is rated 2371 and ranked 16th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 4 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Team 2026 - Coupe de France 8e Finale. Also played 3 rapid events (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) recently. His peak of 2446 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2020); he also reached Belgian #9 in Sep 2019.
Competes for Belgium since Jan 2009. Awarded IM in 2015 (age 21) and FM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #96 in U16 and #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2371
Standard
Rpd2376·Blz2308
All-time high
2446
−75 pts below
Mar 2020 · age 26
Mar 2020 · age 26
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
25 entries2020
All-time peak 2446
at age 26 · −75 from today
Mar 2020
2019
Peak Belgian rank: #9
at age 25 · rated 2439
Sep 2019
1,000 career games
at age 25
Aug 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2375 → 2371
Tournaments
17
47 games
Score
28.5/ 4760.6%
21W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #381 | 2360 | +1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #539 | 2377 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2272 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1124 | 1724 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #504 | 3023 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #34 | 2282 | -6.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #399 | 3004 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #380 | 2904 | +1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1043 | 1650 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #191 | 2956 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2384
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2340
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2022
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vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsNicola CaponeIM
🇧🇪BEL·2297
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAlexandre BougetFM
🇫🇷FRA·2208
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings
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Belgium
#16
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#1,402
in continent
World
#2,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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