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Defays, Alain
🇧🇪FIDE 246662· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955
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Alain Defays, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1528. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2, Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11, and Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10. Also played 2 rapid events (including Paul Marcus Memorial FIDE Grand Rapid 2026) recently. His peak of 1568 was reached at age 69 (Oct 2024).
Current rating
1528
Standard
Rpd1589·Blz1505
All-time high
1568
−40 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 69
Oct 2024 · age 69
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#174,801
#174,801 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1281 → 1558
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1568
at age 69 · −40 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1346 → returned at 1343
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1547 → 1528
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
6.5/ 2229.5%
7W1D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #107 | 1005 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #43 | 2413 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #58 | 815 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #87 | 1569 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1607 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #80 | 1522 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #78 | 869 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #52 | 1563 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | 2450 | +12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristophe Heyndrickx
🇧🇪BEL·1468
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsYann-Sven Rittelmeyer
🇫🇷FRA·1781
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsPiet Van De Craen
🇧🇪BEL·1645
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsFernand Simon
🇧🇪BEL
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMichael Werbrouck
🇧🇪BEL·1857
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Belgium
#2,669
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#112,174
in continent
World
#174,764
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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