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Descamps, Bert
🇧🇪FIDE 226483· Male· Belgium· Born in 1985
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Bert Descamps, a 41-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1893 — just 11 short of his peak of 1904 (Mar 2025, age 40). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 9 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). 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. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 1 blitz events (including Open Fide Blitz Happening MSV-SKA 2026) recently. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2018 and Sep 2019.
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz1872
All-time high
1904
−11 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 40
Mar 2025 · age 40
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
53rd Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1893
Jun 2026
2025
52nd Belgian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1902
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1904
at age 40 · −11 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1767 → 1886
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 36
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1902 → 1893
Tournaments
10
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
9W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #277 | 2219 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2515 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #304 | 2393 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #524 | 2665 | +9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #545 | 1662 | -5.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #363 | 2645 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #208 | 2557 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #448 | 2440 | +4.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #552 | 1752 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/10 | #281 | 1745 | -42.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#736
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#36,709
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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