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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 23 months (2023–2025). 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.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#40,979

#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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
2023
54th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1861
Oct 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1923
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1849
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andrey Birg 1,980
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5 · Dec 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
+7
1923 → 1930
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 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
#592
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#30,256
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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Europe
1
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2
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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