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De Strycker, Nathan
FM🇧🇪FIDE 226343· Male· Belgium· Born in 1996
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Nathan De Strycker, a 30-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2338 — his current career high and ranked 25th among Belgian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He reached Belgian #25 in Mar 2026.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #3 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2338
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2275
All-time high
2338
at best
May 2026 · age 30
May 2026 · age 30
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
21 entries2026
All-time peak 2338
at age 30
May 2026
Peak Belgian rank: #25
at age 30 · rated 2330
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Nov 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2297 → returned at 2302
Apr 2020
2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2298 → 2338
Tournaments
16
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
9W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1367 | 1535 | -10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3164 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #571 | 2364 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #893 | 2297 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2889 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #72 | 3079 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 1614 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 3017 | +7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #242 | 2951 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2738 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel SadkowskiFM
🇧🇪BEL·2169
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEmile BoucquetCM
🇧🇪BEL·2100
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsStefan DocxIM
🇧🇪BEL·2328
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSteven GeirnaertIM
🇧🇪BEL·2406
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGert Van Bunderen
🇧🇪BEL·1881
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#25
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#1,935
in continent
World
#2,991
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Belgium
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