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Decraene, Merlijn
🇧🇪FIDE 255556· Male· Belgium· Born in 2008
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Merlijn Decraene, a 18-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1576 — just 7 short of his peak of 1583 (Oct 2025, age 17). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6.
At junior level, he reached #63, #48, #25 and #15 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1576
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1543
All-time high
1583
−7 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17
Oct 2025 · age 17
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#155,535
#155,535 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1583
at age 17 · −7 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+337 Elo)
1229 → 1566
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
63rd Belgian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1254
Jan 2023
2022
48th Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1216
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1555 → 1576
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2330 | +18.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1445 | 836 | -16.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1534 | 1049 | -7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #934 | 1704 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1192 | 1039 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,455
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#102,751
in continent
World
#155,518
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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