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Fonteyn, Francois
🇧🇪FIDE 285714· Male· Belgium· Born in 2010
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Francois Fonteyn, a 16-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1779 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +184 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 10 rapid (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Rapides) and 3 blitz events (including 1er Championnat de Blitz de la FEFB 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #36 and #66 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1674·Blz1733
All-time high
1779
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
36th Belgian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1779
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1595 → 1779
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1779
at age 16
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 16
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+209
1570 → 1779
Tournaments
28
65 games
Score
31/ 6547.7%
27W13D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2281 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 917 | -23.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2395 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #24 | 1924 | +76.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #48 | 2393 | +15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #228 | 741 | -27.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #14 | 2339 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #405 | 2233 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #24 | 1864 | +53.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1383 | 925 | -15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChamyl Yarmagodenov
🇧🇪BEL·1609
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsFrancesco MenolascinaCM
🇧🇪BEL·2234
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMichael Castellana
🇧🇪BEL·1717
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsChristian Henrotte
🇧🇪BEL·1686
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlain Reinquet
🇧🇪BEL·1432
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,293
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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