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Van Merris, Francois
🇧🇪FIDE 222330· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955
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Francois Van Merris, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1559. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 7 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11, and Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10. Also played 1 rapid (including Brussels Express 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. His peak of 1627 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1559
Standard
Rpd1590·Blz1640
All-time high
1627
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,787
#162,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 70
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1393 → 1565
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1627
at age 69 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1557 → 1559
Tournaments
11
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
7W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2476 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/3 | #94 | 966 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 2221 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1641 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1544 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1825 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #104 | 2652 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 1625 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2252 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 851 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimonne Peeters
🇧🇪BEL·1664
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChristophe Heyndrickx
🇧🇪BEL·1468
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsSophie Maquoi
🇧🇪BEL·1553
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsChristian Thierens
🇧🇪BEL·1838
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,543
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#106,475
in continent
World
#162,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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