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Macai, Ioan
🇧🇪FIDE 263311· Male· Belgium· Born in 1953
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Ioan Macai, a 73-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1880. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 18 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Brussels Open Winter 2026 Rounds 1-4, and Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Lentes. Also played 1 rapid (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Rapides) and 4 blitz events (including BK Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 95-month break between Jul 2009 and Jul 2017. His peak of 1993 was reached at age 65 (Feb 2018).
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz1916
All-time high
1993
−113 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 65
Feb 2018 · age 65
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
18th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1917
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1687 → 1917
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Apr 2024
2023
8-month rising streak
+100 Elo
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
May 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1891 → 1880
Tournaments
14
35 games
Score
19/ 3554.3%
19W0D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1116 | 1305 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 2401 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #61 | 1964 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 2075 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #20 | 1756 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #10 | 1995 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2497 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #79 | 2919 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2450 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2382 | +3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMourad De Villers
🇧🇪BEL·2167
+4 −9 =1
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRasim Ahmetaj
🇧🇪BEL·2000
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMohamed Mechkor
🇧🇪BEL·1808
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBenoit Drugmand
🇧🇪BEL·2165
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsArman SarkisianCM
🇧🇪BEL·2163
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#789
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#39,102
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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