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Nachtergaele, Damien
🇧🇪FIDE 286036· Male· Belgium· Born in 1988
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Damien Nachtergaele, a 38-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1780. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 2, Championnat de Namur Ferme 2026 Rondes 5-6, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 6 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 2 blitz events (including Championnat de Blitz de Namur) recently. His peak of 1836 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd1739·Blz1740
All-time high
1836
−56 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 37
Jul 2025 · age 37
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Nov 2025
77th Belgian 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1836
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1836
at age 37 · −56 from today
Jul 2025
7-month rising streak
+132 Elo
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
1836 → 1780
Tournaments
18
21 games
Score
7.5/ 2135.7%
4W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1655 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 1233 | -8.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #83 | 2606 | +11.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1907 | +3.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #211 | 1398 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1822 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 1102 | -6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #678 | 1712 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #995 | 995 | -10.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1177 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFlorian Cebeci
🇧🇪BEL·1908
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamuel Lejeune
🇧🇪BEL·1663
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMahmoud Daher
🇵🇸PLE·1772
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsColin Mangez
🇧🇪BEL·1992
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsFrancois Barbier
🇧🇪BEL·1671
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,288
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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