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Marchal, Patrice
🇧🇪FIDE 227501· Male· Belgium· Born in 1971
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Patrice Marchal, a 55-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1801. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 21 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3. He took a 32-month break between Dec 2019 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1916 was reached at age 39 (May 2010).
Current rating
1801
Standard
Rpd1778·Blz1914
All-time high
1916
−115 pts below
May 2010 · age 39
May 2010 · age 39
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,019
#76,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1747 → 1869
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
2023
86th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1803
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Apr 2023
2020
94th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1793
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1793 → returned at 1790
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1825 → 1801
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
5W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #211 | 1758 | -12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1453 | 1017 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #822 | 1806 | -0.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,160
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#55,022
in continent
World
#76,019
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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