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De Smet, Frans
🇧🇪FIDE 262706· Male· Belgium· Born in 1948
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Frans De Smet, a 78-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1789. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, 417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 6-7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 62 (May 2010).
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1907
−118 pts below
May 2010 · age 62
May 2010 · age 62
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Nov 2025
2024
11th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1829
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1657 → 1829
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1747
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1805 → 1789
Tournaments
21
42 games
Score
19.5/ 4246.4%
16W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1798 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 1431 | -1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #273 | 2725 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #17 | 1533 | -13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #545 | 1937 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1382 | 1231 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 1790 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #998 | 1300 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2371 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #834 | 1934 | +4.2 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#1,244
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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