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Wambecq, Ward
🇧🇪FIDE 262226· Male· Belgium· Born in 2009
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Ward Wambecq, a 17-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2104 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 blitz event (including Blitz du Tournoi de la Vierge 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7, #10, #19 and #19 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2104
Standard
Rpd1681·Blz1795
All-time high
2104
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
11th Belgian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2104
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2104
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Sep 2025
7th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2059
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1725 → 2059
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+173
1931 → 2104
Tournaments
18
71 games
Score
45/ 7163.4%
37W16D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #15 | 2135 | +28.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #832 | 2003 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #377 | 2867 | +21.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2660 | +10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #81 | 2652 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 1937 | -44.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2654 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #712 | 2076 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #60 | 2097 | +33.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #250 | 3020 | +28.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#186
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#10,923
in continent
World
#15,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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