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Devolder, Herwig

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FIDEFIDE 215716· Male· Belgium· Born in 1984

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Herwig Devolder, a 42-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1930 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 27 months (2014–2017), 19 months (2017–2018), 44 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7.

Current rating

1930

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1952

All-time high

1930

at best
Apr 2026 · age 42

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#41,004

#41,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
38th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1930
May 2026
All-time peak 1930
at age 42
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1849 → 1917
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1923
Mar 2024
2023
54th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1861
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1849
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andres Presa Villa 2,133
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 1 Round 9 · May 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
+7
1923 → 1930
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#3961179-8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#712773+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#472699+9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1771980+1.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#3371225-7.2

Rankings

/
Belgium
#591
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#30,259
in continent
World
#41,004
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
591🇧🇪Devolder, Herwig1,930
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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30259🇧🇪Devolder, Herwig1,930
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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41004🇧🇪Devolder, Herwig1,930