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De Backer, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 299600· Male· Belgium· Born in 1980

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Paul De Backer, a 46-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1652 — just 26 short of his peak of 1678 (Aug 2025, age 45). He has fluctuated between 1620 and 1678 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, KMSK Wintertoernooi 2026 Ronde 4, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9.

Current rating

1652

Standard

Rpd1603·Blz

All-time high

1678

26 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 45

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#127,492

#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Aug 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1678
at age 45 · −26 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1678 · at age 45
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Evolution
Tournaments
12
25 games
Score
6.5/ 2526.0%
9W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20261/1#2722534+24.8
Swiss
Apr 20260/1#10886-17.6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6281938+14.4
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7431720+4.8
Team
Feb 20260/1#12101017-10.4
Team
Jan 20261/1#5342496+24.0
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#111059-8.0
Team
Nov 20250/1#1164970-13.2
Team
Nov 20250/1#1513935-15.2
Team
Oct 20250/1#11791018-11.6
Worst Elo result: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 1 (-18.0 Elo, finished #984).

Rankings

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Belgium
#2,059
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#87,582
in continent
World
#127,486
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Belgium
1
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2,587
2
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2,554
3
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2,529
4
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2,471
5
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2,442
6
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2,413
7
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2,408
8
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2,406
9
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2,402
10
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2,397
...
2059🇧🇪De Backer, Paul1,652
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
87582🇧🇪De Backer, Paul1,652
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
127486🇧🇪De Backer, Paul1,652