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De Smedt, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 244899· Male· Belgium· Born in 1974

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Mark De Smedt, a 52-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1954. He has fluctuated between 1933 and 1966 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). 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. Also played 1 blitz event (including BK Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2005 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2015).

Current rating

1954

Standard

Rpd1955·Blz1896

All-time high

2005

−51 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 41

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#35,853

#35,853 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
38th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1966
Apr 2026
2023
35th Belgian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1950
Aug 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 48
Sep 2022
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1889 → 1940
Mar 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
May 2017
2015
36th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2005
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Olaf SteffensFM 2,184
6e Memorial Aloyzas Kveinys - Master (1900) · Jul 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
+9
1945 → 1954
Tournaments
12
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
7W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#11611096-12.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7022038+2.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#15101357-4.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#3112746+9.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#872629+6.6

Rankings

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Belgium
#499
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#26,499
in continent
World
#35,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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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
...
499🇧🇪De Smedt, Mark1,954
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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26499🇧🇪De Smedt, Mark1,954
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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35853🇧🇪De Smedt, Mark1,954