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Donaldson, Larry
🇧🇪FIDE 253189· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Larry Donaldson, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1569 — just 28 short of his peak of 1597 (Mar 2024, age 58). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and 74ste Limburgs Individueel Kampioenschap 2025-2026 Ronde 5. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1ste Memorial Ton Montforts 2025 Rondes 4-6) recently.
Current rating
1569
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1614
All-time high
1597
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58
Mar 2024 · age 58
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#158,976
#158,976 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
100 career games
at age 59
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+266 Elo)
1324 → 1590
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1597
at age 58 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1383 → returned at 1384
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1588 → 1569
Tournaments
12
16 games
Score
3.5/ 1621.9%
4W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2357 | +10.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #963 | 795 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1575 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 840 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | 916 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #251 | 2373 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #17 | 1017 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | 775 | -10.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #947 | 852 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2491 | +13.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCindy Harder
🇳🇱NED·1643
+7 −2 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFerdinand Jordens
🇧🇪BEL·1537
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsKrista Dethier
🇧🇪BEL·1553
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsWesley Carmans
🇧🇪BEL·1720
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsThomas Dyserinck
🇧🇪BEL·1524
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2021
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Rankings
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Belgium
#2,506
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#104,569
in continent
World
#158,960
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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