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Van Bunderen, Gert
🇧🇪FIDE 209023· Male· Belgium· Born in 1967
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Gert Van Bunderen, a 59-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1881. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 3 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 7. Also played 2 rapid (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) and 3 blitz events (including 10de Memorial Debast 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2010 and Sep 2011. His peak of 1918 was reached at age 51 (May 2018).
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1743
All-time high
1918
−37 pts below
May 2018 · age 51
May 2018 · age 51
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,947
#52,947 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1769 → 1860
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
49th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1856
Jan 2023
2022
63rd Belgian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1887
Mar 2022
2018
All-time peak 1918
at age 51 · −37 from today
May 2018
2017
71st Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1896
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1858 → 1881
Tournaments
15
30 games
Score
17.5/ 3058.3%
15W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 15| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2588 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #912 | 1790 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1832 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #382 | 2369 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2646 | +9.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#785
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#38,904
in continent
World
#52,947
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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