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De Backer, Paul
🇧🇪FIDE 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
Aug 2025 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#127,492
#127,492 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
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
Evolution
—
Tournaments
12
25 games
Score
6.5/ 2526.0%
9W4D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #272 | 2534 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 886 | -17.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #628 | 1938 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #743 | 1720 | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1210 | 1017 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #534 | 2496 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #11 | 1059 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1164 | 970 | -13.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1513 | 935 | -15.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1179 | 1018 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
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
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