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Van Lochem, Alex
🇧🇪FIDE 272639· Male· Belgium· Born in 2004
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Alex Van Lochem, a 22-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1891 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) recently.
At junior level, he reached #39 and #43 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1699
All-time high
1891
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1891
at age 22
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Apr 2025
2024
39th Belgian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1809
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1608 → 1809
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1836 → 1891
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #243 | 2609 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #152 | 2727 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #809 | 1894 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #907 | 1947 | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1138 | 1143 | -8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1471 | 1022 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #448 | 2664 | +19.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #773 | 1904 | +2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #356 | 2690 | +22.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #558 | 2003 | +8.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#745
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#37,060
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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