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Van Damme, Patrick
🇧🇪FIDE 221678· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973
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Patrick Van Damme, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1766. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. His peak of 1797 was reached at age 51 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1797
−31 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 51
Nov 2024 · age 51
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,208
#87,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1664 → 1797
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1797
at age 51 · −31 from today
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1709 → returned at 1693
Apr 2020
2018
95th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1754
Nov 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Jun 2018
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1778 → 1766
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #803 | 1732 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #129 | 2514 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1482 | 1100 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #710 | 1795 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #523 | 1755 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #945 | 1146 | -5.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #583 | 1859 | +2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1142 | 961 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,372
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#62,615
in continent
World
#87,206
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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