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De Baets, Alex
🇧🇪FIDE 247928· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Alex De Baets, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1732 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10 and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8.
Current rating
1732
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1732
at best
Apr 2026 · age 60
Apr 2026 · age 60
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#98,651
#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1732
at age 60
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1547 → 1728
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1732
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1547 → returned at 1728
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
1728 → 1732
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
0W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #551 | 1858 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #626 | 1760 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,576
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#69,991
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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