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Defays, Alain

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FIDEFIDE 246662· Male· Belgium· Born in 1955

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Alain Defays, a 71-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1535. He has fluctuated between 1529 and 1568 over the past 2 years. 18 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

1535

Standard

Rpd1589·Blz1505

All-time high

1568

−33 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 69

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#171,245

#171,245 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1281 → 1558
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1568
at age 69 · −33 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ilya Pringot 1,829
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 1-4 · Jan 2026 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
-22
1557 → 1535
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
6.5/ 2131.0%
7W1D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Brussels Spring Competition 2026 Rounds 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/1#432413+12.4
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Round 11
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#58815-6.4
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/2#871569-19.0
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 5-6
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/2#211607+3.4
Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 1-4
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/3#801522-1.4
Worst Elo result: Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10 (-19.0 Elo, finished #87).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#2,638
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#110,383
in continent
World
#171,211
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
🇧🇪Ruzhansky, EliasFollow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,448
6
🇧🇪Glek, IgorFollow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇧🇪Geirnaert, StevenFollow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
2638🇧🇪Defays, Alain1,535
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
110383🇧🇪Defays, Alain1,535
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
171211🇧🇪Defays, Alain1,535