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Bischoff, Gerard
🇧🇪FIDE 208396· Male· Belgium· Born in 1953
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Gerard Bischoff, a 73-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1901. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3. He took a 19-month break between May 2012 and Jan 2014. His peak of 1995 was reached at age 66 (May 2019).
Competes for Belgium since Oct 2007.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz1964
All-time high
1995
−94 pts below
May 2019 · age 66
May 2019 · age 66
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
15th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1928
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1864 → 1928
May 2024
2019
11th Belgian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1995
May 2019
All-time peak 1995
at age 66 · −94 from today
May 2019
7-month rising streak
+65 Elo
May 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 65
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1904 → 1901
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
5W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #275 | 1943 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #954 | 1915 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #119 | 2858 | +14.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #883 | 1798 | -2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #675 | 1766 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #14 | 1840 | -12.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#710
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#35,282
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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