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Malfait, Ward

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FIDEFIDE 255866· Male· Belgium· Born in 1991

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Ward Malfait, a 35-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1818. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2. His peak of 1859 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1818

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1859

−41 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 34

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#70,703

#70,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1859
at age 34 · −41 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1667 → 1820
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1665 → returned at 1675
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 28
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Johan De Saegher 1,957
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3 · Nov 2025 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-39
1857 → 1818
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
4.5/ 1432.1%
3W5D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#10741063-8.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#8901957+3.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#6931690-3.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#11831153-6.8
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#1461757-23.0
Worst Elo result: Brugse Meesters 2025 Open (-23.0 Elo, finished #146).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,084
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#51,362
in continent
World
#70,703
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Belgium
1
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2
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3
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2,529
4
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2,456
5
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2,448
6
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2,423
7
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2,406
8
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2,402
9
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2,397
10
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2,391
...
1084🇧🇪Malfait, Ward1,818
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
51362🇧🇪Malfait, Ward1,818
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
70703🇧🇪Malfait, Ward1,818