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De Bock, Niels
🇧🇪FIDE 237795· Male· Belgium· Born in 1994
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Niels De Bock, a 32-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1771. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 78-month break between May 2018 and Dec 2024. 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. His peak of 1818 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2024).
At junior level, he reached #33 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1771
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1818
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 30
Mar 2024 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,529
#85,529 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1696 → 1810
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1818
at age 30 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 1696 → returned at 1802
May 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Dec 2017
2014
33rd Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1746
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1780 → 1771
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1391 | 920 | -11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1242 | 882 | -12.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #496 | 2571 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #773 | 1640 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #297 | 2508 | +8.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #318 | 2427 | +6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #458 | 2344 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1375 | 1045 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,341
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#61,483
in continent
World
#85,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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