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Decrop, Benjamin
FM🇧🇪FIDE 215147· Male· Belgium· Born in 1994
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Benjamin Decrop, a 32-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2270 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2026, Belgian #35 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #8, #15 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2270
Standard
Rpd2206·Blz2158
All-time high
2305
−35 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 32
Jan 2026 · age 32
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#53 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #35
at age 32 · rated 2305
Jan 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 32
Jan 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 32
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2305
at age 32 · −35 from today
Jan 2026
2024
7-month rising streak
+74 Elo
May 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
2255 → 2270
Tournaments
19
34 games
Score
21.5/ 3463.2%
13W17D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1088 | 1231 | -16.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #141 | 1530 | -9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #347 | 2922 | +5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1664 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #740 | 2203 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #103 | 2474 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #651 | 2064 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2809 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #408 | 2809 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #12 | 2233 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandre DgebuadzeGM
🇧🇪BEL·2395
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEmile BoucquetCM
🇧🇪BEL·2100
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsHendrik Decrop
🇧🇪BEL·2159
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsWarre De WaeleFM
🇧🇪BEL·2385
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsSteven GeirnaertIM
🇧🇪BEL·2406
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
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Belgium
#53
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#3,444
in continent
World
#5,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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