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Laporte, Erik
🇧🇪FIDE 218065· Male· Belgium· Born in 1963
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Erik Laporte, a 63-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1728 — just 1 short of his peak of 1729 (Apr 2024, age 61). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Persoonlijke Ligakampioenschappen Antwerpen 2025-2026 Open Ronde 9, Clubkampioenschap Noorderwijk 2026 Afd 1 Ronde 4, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 5 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 11 November Senioren Toernooi 2025 Reeks 50Plus) recently.
Current rating
1728
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz—
All-time high
1729
−1 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 61
Apr 2024 · age 61
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,111
#100,111 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1537 → 1713
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1729
at age 61 · −1 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1572 → returned at 1569
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 57
Feb 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1708 → 1728
Tournaments
14
29 games
Score
11/ 2937.9%
12W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2431 | +8.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2565 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2418 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #896 | 1612 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #5 | 930 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1695 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #45 | 1042 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1676 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2467 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1675 | -1.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,608
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#70,999
in continent
World
#100,109
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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