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Traest, Alexander
🇧🇪FIDE 248371· Male· Belgium· Born in 2003
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Alexander Traest, a 23-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1617 — just 7 short of his peak of 1624 (Apr 2026, age 23). He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Clubkampioenschap KGSRL 2025-2026 C-reeks Ronde 8, Clubkampioenschap KGSRL 2025-2026 C-reeks Ronde 6, and Clubkampioenschap KGSRL 2025-2026 C-reeks Rondes 4-5. He took a 35-month break between Apr 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #57, #56, #59 and #56 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1617
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1624
−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,490
#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1624
at age 23 · −7 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1308 → 1594
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Mar 2024
2022
57th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1308
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1586 → 1617
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
7/ 1838.9%
4W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 929 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1659 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1817 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1870 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1723 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1718 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #292 | 1744 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,243
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#94,831
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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