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Van Bael, Pascal

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FIDEFIDE 247359· Male· Belgium· Born in 1973

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Pascal Van Bael, a 53-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1744 — just 21 short of his peak of 1765 (May 2025, age 52). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5.

Current rating

1744

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1765

−21 pts below
May 2025 · age 52

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#94,634

#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1765
at age 52 · −21 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1555 → 1757
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 50
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1632 → returned at 1640
Apr 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Claude Bikady 1,943
Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION · May 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
1738 → 1744
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
8/ 1844.4%
7W2D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION
Open Swiss
May 20263/4#441829+10.6
Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#2321091-6.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#2742410+6.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1316877-11.8
22eme Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/8#961766+5.4

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,515
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
🇧🇪Ruzhansky, EliasFollow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,442
6
🇧🇪Glek, IgorFollow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,413
7
🇧🇪Hauchamps, MaximeFollow Maxime HauchampsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,408
8
🇧🇪Geirnaert, StevenFollow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
1515🇧🇪Van Bael, Pascal1,744
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
67486🇧🇪Van Bael, Pascal1,744
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
94632🇧🇪Van Bael, Pascal1,744