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Bernaert, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 229113· Male· Belgium· Born in 1991

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Michael Bernaert, a 35-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1877 — just 26 short of his peak of 1903 (Nov 2024, age 33). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 18 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5. He took a 64-month break between Sep 2016 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1877

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1812

All-time high

1903

−26 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 33

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#53,971

#53,971 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
All-time peak 1903
at age 33 · −26 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1728 → 1883
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Jul 2023
2016
Inactive for 64 months
paused at 1770 → returned at 1664
Sep 2016
First FIDE rating
1770 · at age 25
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Milan Bracke 1,997
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3 · Nov 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+5
1872 → 1877
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
9W1D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsThibaut Daems1,727·Cocoon 2025 Open·R9·-13.6
2.[L]vsRuben Decrop1,915·Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6·R1·-8.5
3.[L]vsJasper Kools1,966·Cocoon 2025 Open·R2·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#2362792+13.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#11611115-8.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#1142570+7.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8411997+3.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#612377+3.2

Rankings

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Belgium
#801
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#39,623
in continent
World
#53,971
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
801🇧🇪Bernaert, Michael1,877
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
39623🇧🇪Bernaert, Michael1,877
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
53971🇧🇪Bernaert, Michael1,877