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Sterck, Arno
FM🇧🇪FIDE 228249· Male· Belgium· Born in 1999
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Arno Sterck, a 27-year-old Belgian FIDE Master, is rated 2259 and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Paul Marcus Memorial FIDE Grand Rapid 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. His peak of 2333 was reached at age 19 (Mar 2018, Belgian #29 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). Earned IM norms at Open Portugal 2018 and Belgian Championship 2020 - Experts. At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2264
All-time high
2333
−74 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 19
Mar 2018 · age 19
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#58 · Belgian players · of 2,977
Career timeline
22 entries2022
500 career games
at age 23
Sep 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Sep 2020
2018
Peak Belgian rank: #29
at age 19 · rated 2330
Apr 2018
1st Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2333
Mar 2018
Crossed 2300
at age 19
Mar 2018
All-time peak 2333
at age 19 · −74 from today
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2254 → 2259
Tournaments
14
28 games
Score
18.5/ 2866.1%
15W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 3172 | +13.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2899 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #59 | 2191 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2171 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #476 | 3031 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1151 | 1371 | -12.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1189 | 1403 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #890 | 2256 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2215 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #424 | 2714 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEzra TerrynFM
🇧🇪BEL·2246
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsQuentin FontaineFM
🇧🇪BEL·2323
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsYordi De Block
🇧🇪BEL·2129
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsDeon LeeCM
🇧🇪BEL·2141
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#58
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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