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Van Acker, Gilbert

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FIDEFIDE 235873· Male· Belgium· Born in 1947

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Gilbert Van Acker, a 79-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1865 — just 29 short of his peak of 1894 (Mar 2024, age 77). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 94 months (2016–2024) and 18 months (2024–2025). 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.

Current rating

1865

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1894

−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 77

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#57,203

#57,203 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
9th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1889
Oct 2025
2024
All-time peak 1894
at age 77 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1894 → returned at 1889
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 94 months
paused at 1824 → returned at 1894
Apr 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1791 → 1871
Feb 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Guido De Bouver 1,890
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3 · Nov 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-29
1894 → 1865
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#5761886+0.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#2772424+4.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#8991658-5.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1445850-15.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#6971890+0.2
Worst Elo result: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4 (-15.8 Elo, finished #1445).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#850
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#41,884
in continent
World
#57,203
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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4
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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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10
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2,391
...
850🇧🇪Van Acker, Gilbert1,865
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
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41884🇧🇪Van Acker, Gilbert1,865
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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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57203🇧🇪Van Acker, Gilbert1,865