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De Wandel, Marc
🇧🇪FIDE 214949· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955
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Marc De Wandel, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1629. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1662 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1662
−33 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,039
#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
86th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1662
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1437 → 1656
Nov 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1655
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1662
at age 69 · −33 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1656 → 1629
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
0W4D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #958 | 1034 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1394 | 942 | -7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1233 | 876 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1242 | 846 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1479 | 1342 | -1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #562 | 1858 | +5.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #654 | 1753 | +2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #698 | 1620 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,188
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#92,358
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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