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Van De Craen, Piet
🇧🇪FIDE 221708· Male· Belgium· Born in 1949
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Piet Van De Craen, a 77-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1645. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11. Also played 2 rapid (including Paul Marcus Memorial FIDE Grand Rapid 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. His peak of 1724 was reached at age 75 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1645
Standard
Rpd1633·Blz1576
All-time high
1724
−79 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 75
Apr 2024 · age 75
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#130,075
#130,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
36th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1707
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1724
at age 75 · −79 from today
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1496 → 1712
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 74
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 74
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1694 → 1645
Tournaments
19
35 games
Score
10.5/ 3530.0%
7W10D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/3 | #72 | 1579 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #29 | 1801 | +7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1368 | 600 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 876 | -9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #123 | 2385 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1479 | 1092 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 1807 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #254 | 2654 | +15.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1273 | 966 | -6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #607 | 1743 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPhilippe Lombart
🇧🇪BEL·1830
+2 −4 =9
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJelle Pepermans
🇧🇪BEL·1879
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChristophe Heyndrickx
🇧🇪BEL·1468
+9 −0 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsChristian Thierens
🇧🇪BEL·1838
+1 −8 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJulien Castiau
🇧🇪BEL·1556
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,101
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#89,069
in continent
World
#130,069
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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