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Francois, Pascal
🇧🇪FIDE 216437· Male· Belgium· Born in 1963
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Pascal Francois, a 63-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1736. He has fluctuated between 1735 and 1770 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 9, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 1 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rokade Rapid Chess 2026) recently. His peak of 1811 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2014).
Current rating
1736
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1824
All-time high
1811
−75 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 51
Jan 2014 · age 51
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,410
#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1622 → 1765
Jan 2025
2022
96th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1686
Apr 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 58
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1666
Apr 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Feb 2015
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1763 → 1736
Tournaments
19
19 games
Score
6/ 1931.6%
3W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #833 | 1781 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | — | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2648 | +12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1279 | 1124 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1122 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #731 | 1937 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1024 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1856 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1037 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #904 | 1902 | +4.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,560
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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