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Venet, David
🇧🇪FIDE 240168· Male· Belgium· Born in 1975
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David Venet, a 51-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2042 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2002 and 2085 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11. Also played 1 rapid (including Brussels Express 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz Mattheys 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2013 and Jul 2015. His peak of 2085 was reached at age 51 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd2018·Blz2004
All-time high
2085
−43 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 51
Mar 2026 · age 51
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,735 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
18th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2085
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
2009 → 2085
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2085
at age 51 · −43 from today
Mar 2026
2025
22nd Belgian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2054
Nov 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+45 Elo
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
2012 → 2042
Tournaments
12
25 games
Score
16/ 2564.0%
15W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2134 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #94 | 1301 | -19.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1436 | 1315 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1061 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #29 | 2062 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2747 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #5 | 2610 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2720 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1969 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 2119 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuis Miguel Parreira
🇵🇹POR·1827
+10 −6 =2
18 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsStephane Tannemaat
🇧🇪BEL·1963
+6 −6 =6
18 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsGerald Grodent
🇧🇪BEL·1926
+8 −4 =4
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPhilippe Lombart
🇧🇪BEL·1830
+11 −2 =3
16 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsIvan Ronse
🇧🇪BEL·2091
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#265
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#15,976
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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