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Van Den Brande, Norman
🇫🇷FIDE 36051888· Male· France· Born in 2006
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Norman Van Den Brande, a 20-year-old French player, is rated 2075 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 17 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters, 1er Open FIDE de Noel de la Gardiole (-2400), and Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including 7eme Open FIDE d'Echecs Rapides de Sainte Foy d'Aigrefeuille) recently. His peak of 2126 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2023).
At junior level, he reached #28, #23, #14, #12, #13, #14 and #37 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2075
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz—
All-time high
2126
−51 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 17
Apr 2023 · age 17
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
28th French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2117
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
May 2024
2023
23rd French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2126
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2126
at age 17 · −51 from today
Apr 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2174 (+80) · 4.5/9 · #121
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2082 → 2075
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
20.5/ 4051.2%
13W15D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLlewellyn VidalFM2,192·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·+12.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #88 | 2088 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #16 | 1903 | -19.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #165 | 2067 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/7 | #6 | 2080 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #121 | 2174 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #49 | 2059 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPierre-Yves ToulzacFM
🇫🇷FRA·2106
+1 −2 =7
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAurelien Bonnet
🇫🇷FRA·1991
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAlexis Fesigny
🇫🇷FRA·1866
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsAxel Dame
🇫🇷FRA·1772
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsOceane Fesigny
🇫🇷FRA·1938
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#938
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#13,039
in continent
World
#17,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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