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Bair, Marc
🇧🇪FIDE 261408· Male· Belgium· Born in 1966
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Marc Bair, a 60-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1856 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group C, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1, and REM Tournoi des Trois Vallees 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) recently.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz1780
All-time high
1856
at best
May 2026 · age 60
May 2026 · age 60
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
87th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1856
May 2026
All-time peak 1856
at age 60
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 59
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1619 → 1788
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1798 → 1856
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
15W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 1962 | +19.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2587 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1938 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #28 | 1844 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #53 | 2069 | +5.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#905
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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