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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 1624 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 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
1624
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1624
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#137,297
#137,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1624
at age 23
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1586 → 1624
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
4W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,200
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#93,074
in continent
World
#137,289
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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