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Dessomme, Francois
🇧🇪FIDE 215651· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Francois Dessomme, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1995 — just 29 short of his peak of 2024 (Jan 2009, age 36). He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 113 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11. Also played 4 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 5 blitz events (including 4e Open International de Blitz du Lille Metropole Chess) recently.
Current rating
1995
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz1924
All-time high
2024
−29 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 36
Jan 2009 · age 36
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#28,280
#28,280 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
30th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2002
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 52
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1793 → 1964
Dec 2024
6-month rising streak
+133 Elo
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
1931 → 1995
Tournaments
34
103 games
Score
62/ 10360.2%
51W22D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #38 | 2647 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 1875 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2793 | +23.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #783 | 1946 | +0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2514 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #18 | 2130 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2910 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1111 | 1130 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #94 | 2419 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1259 | 979 | -13.6 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-42.8 Elo, finished #83).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvan Ronse
🇧🇪BEL·2091
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArman SarkisianCM
🇧🇪BEL·2163
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIvan Werner
🇧🇪BEL·2094
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsCarlos Onrubia-Aviles
🇧🇪BEL·1849
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRasim Ahmetaj
🇧🇪BEL·2000
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#375
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#20,900
in continent
World
#28,280
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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