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Van Looy, Daan
🇧🇪FIDE 297925· Male· Belgium· Born in 2008
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Daan Van Looy, a 18-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1839 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 1 Rondes 6-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Colle Ploegentoernooi 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1881·Blz—
All-time high
1839
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
40th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1839
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1766 → 1839
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1839
at age 18
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+73
1766 → 1839
Tournaments
12
29 games
Score
15/ 2951.7%
16W2D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #219 | 2671 | +22.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #809 | 1763 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 1152 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #45 | 2002 | -14.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #257 | 2676 | +22.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2546 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2604 | +20.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #21 | 1054 | -16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #699 | 2003 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1420 | 1229 | -8.4 |
Worst Elo result: Oost-Vlaamse Interclub 2025-2026 - Afdeling 2 Rondes 1-2 (-18.4 Elo, finished #70).
Rankings
/
Belgium
#981
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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