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De Smet, Frans

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FIDEFIDE 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 6 months. 33 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

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#79,743

#79,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sieben Veldeman 1,983
417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 2-5 · Mar 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
1805 → 1789
Tournaments
19
37 games
Score
17/ 3745.9%
14W8D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#2732725+13.6
417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 6-7
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/2#171533-13.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#5451937+3.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#13821231-4.0
417-AALST-CK 2025-2026 Deel 4 Rondes 2-5
Swiss
Mar 20262/4#51790-0.4

Rankings

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Belgium
#1,238
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#57,556
in continent
World
#79,742
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2
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2,554
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
...
1238🇧🇪De Smet, Frans1,789
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
...
57556🇧🇪De Smet, Frans1,789
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
79742🇧🇪De Smet, Frans1,789