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Van Malder, Klaus

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FIDEFIDE 242322· Male· Belgium· Born in 2001

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Klaus Van Malder, a 25-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1955 — just 4 short of his peak of 1959 (Feb 2026, age 25). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Oct 2021 and Dec 2022. Recent appearances: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6.

At junior level, he reached #17, #18, #16 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1955

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1959

−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 25

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35,632

#35,632 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1959
at age 25 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1890
Oct 2021
2020
17th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1882
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2019
18th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1916
Jul 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 17
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Desloovere 1,727
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6 · Jan 2026 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
0
1955 → 1955
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5561809-4.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20261/1#422527+4.2

Rankings

/
Belgium
#496
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,632
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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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
...
496🇧🇪Van Malder, Klaus1,955
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
...
26339🇧🇪Van Malder, Klaus1,955
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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35632🇧🇪Van Malder, Klaus1,955