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KF
Knudde, Francis
🇧🇪FIDE 263133· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Francis Knudde, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1652. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. His peak of 1890 was reached at age 51 (Feb 2015).
Current rating
1652
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1890
−238 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 51
Feb 2015 · age 51
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1617 → 1748
Sep 2024
2022
88th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1706
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1693
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Jul 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 51
May 2015
61st Belgian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1890
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1708 → 1652
Tournaments
25
73 games
Score
37/ 7350.7%
31W12D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #10 | 1738 | -11.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1365 | 906 | -9.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #147 | 897 | -9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #582 | 1863 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #244 | 1030 | -6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1431 | 918 | -9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2359 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2414 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1086 | 817 | -12.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #372 | 2646 | +14.6 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,059
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#87,582
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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