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De Smedt, Mark
🇧🇪FIDE 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·Blz1890
All-time high
2005
−51 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 41
Mar 2015 · age 41
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,852
#35,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1945 → 1954
Tournaments
12
20 games
Score
8.5/ 2042.5%
7W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1161 | 1096 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #702 | 2038 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1510 | 1357 | -4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #311 | 2746 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #87 | 2629 | +6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #147 | 2772 | +10.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #959 | 1150 | -10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #749 | 1969 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1108 | 1149 | -10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #950 | 1481 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#497
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#26,489
in continent
World
#35,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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