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Van De Craen, Piet

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FIDEFIDE 221708· Male· Belgium· Born in 1949

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Piet Van De Craen, a 77-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1650. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 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

1650

Standard

Rpd1633·Blz1576

All-time high

1724

−74 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 75

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#127,706

#127,706 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
36th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1707
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1724
at age 75 · −74 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marcello Ranucci 1,887
Brussels Open Fall 2025 Rounds 7-10 · Nov 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-57
1707 → 1650
Tournaments
19
34 games
Score
10/ 3429.4%
7W9D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 17
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#291801+7.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#1368600-16.6
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#41876-9.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#1232385+8.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#14791092-3.6
Worst Elo result: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11 (-16.6 Elo, finished #1368).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#2,061
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#87,704
in continent
World
#127,700
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
2061🇧🇪Van De Craen, Piet1,650
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
87704🇧🇪Van De Craen, Piet1,650
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
127700🇧🇪Van De Craen, Piet1,650