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Speybroeck, Eric
🇧🇪FIDE 221082· Male· Belgium· Born in 1937
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Eric Speybroeck, a 89-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1769. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 13 months (2017–2018), 19 months (2018–2020) and 23 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1963 was reached at age 76 (Apr 2013).
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1963
−194 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 76
Apr 2013 · age 76
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1803 → 1882
Jan 2025
2023
3rd Belgian 80+ player
at age 86 · rated 1827
Nov 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1827
Nov 2021
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1839
May 2018
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1833
Mar 2017
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1872 → returned at 1857
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-80
1849 → 1769
Tournaments
15
18 games
Score
5.5/ 1830.6%
4W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2473 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #999 | 1099 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1110 | 946 | -11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #714 | 1574 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 959 | -11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1075 | 1155 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1625 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #746 | 1700 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1484 | -18.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1312 | 1092 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,353
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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