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Herman, Luc
🇧🇪FIDE 263044· Male· Belgium· Born in 1954
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Luc Herman, a 72-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1710. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 7-10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Brussels Express 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2014–2015) and 31 months (2017–2020). His peak of 1866 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2014).
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd1690·Blz1725
All-time high
1866
−156 pts below
Mar 2014 · age 60
Mar 2014 · age 60
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,298
#106,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 71
Apr 2025
51st Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1773
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1614 → 1807
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Apr 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1713 → 1710
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
8W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1680 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1354 | 1223 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1127 | 1058 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 1725 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1030 | 1104 | -5.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #819 | 1896 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/2 | #30 | 2298 | +8.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,705
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#74,930
in continent
World
#106,295
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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