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Van Der Meiren, August

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FIDEFIDE 263818· Male· Belgium· Born in 1949

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August Van Der Meiren, a 77-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1742. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2011–2015) and 15 months (2017–2019). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5. His peak of 1786 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1742

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1786

−44 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#95,216

#95,216 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
25th Belgian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1757
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1631 → 1786
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1786
at age 75 · −44 from today
Mar 2024
2020
30th Belgian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1677
Oct 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Nov 2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1700 → returned at 1695
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ziyang Xin 1,702
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7 · Feb 2026 · +8.9 Elo
Evolution
-15
1757 → 1742
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#3752502+9.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#1410739-15.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#1352980-9.4
Worst Elo result: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 6 (-15.4 Elo, finished #1410).

Rankings

/
Belgium
#1,523
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#67,820
in continent
World
#95,215
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,602
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
🇧🇪Maerevoet, SimFollow Sim MaerevoetTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,456
5
🇧🇪Ruzhansky, EliasFollow Elias RuzhanskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,448
6
🇧🇪Glek, IgorFollow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
7
🇧🇪Geirnaert, StevenFollow Steven GeirnaertTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,406
8
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2,402
9
🇧🇪Vandenbussche, ThibautFollow Thibaut VandenbusscheTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,397
10
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2,391
...
1523🇧🇪Van Der Meiren, August1,742
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
67820🇧🇪Van Der Meiren, August1,742
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
95215🇧🇪Van Der Meiren, August1,742