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Mertens, Eric
🇧🇪FIDE 317105024· Male· Belgium· Born in 1964
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Eric Mertens, a 62-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1639 — just 25 short of his peak of 1664 (Jan 2026, age 62). He is currently in the 1600–1650 range. 12 rated games in the past year. 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 2 Rondes 6-7.
Current rating
1639
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1664
−25 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 62
Jan 2026 · age 62
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#132,325
#132,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Jan 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 62
Jan 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 62
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1664
at age 62 · −25 from today
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1664 · at age 62
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1664 → 1639
Tournaments
12
13 games
Score
3.5/ 1326.9%
1W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #786 | 1669 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1235 | 952 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1733 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #666 | 1625 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1028 | 1061 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1401 | 1183 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1759 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #516 | 1890 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #42 | 1035 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1380 | 913 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,126
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#90,288
in continent
World
#132,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
Belgium
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