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Pirard, Gregory
🇧🇪FIDE 219908· Male· Belgium· Born in 1986
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Gregory Pirard, a 40-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2123 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Luxembourg Province Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz du Tournoi de la Vierge 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2023 and Sep 2024.
Current rating
2123
Standard
Rpd2189·Blz2062
All-time high
2123
at best
May 2026 · age 40
May 2026 · age 40
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,388 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
19th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2123
May 2026
All-time peak 2123
at age 40
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+35 Elo
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Dec 2025
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2044
May 2023
2020
57th Belgian 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2114
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
2075 → 2123
Tournaments
20
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
15W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #172 | 1358 | -9.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #117 | 2946 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #881 | 2066 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1408 | 1588 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #293 | 2843 | +8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #517 | 2651 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #629 | 1993 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #187 | 2699 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2684 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2036 | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephane HautotIM
🇧🇪BEL·2325
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsShaman Evers
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsTristan Nottet
🇧🇪BEL·2019
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLeopold Remont
🇧🇪BEL·1812
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsIoshua Bursztyn
🇦🇷ARG·1987
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#158
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#9,681
in continent
World
#13,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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