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Loncke, Matthieu
🇧🇪FIDE 45197148· Male· Belgium· Born in 2004
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Matthieu Loncke, a 22-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2261 — just 8 short of his peak of 2269 (Apr 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 2% of Belgian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 3 blitz events (including Brussels Blitz Winter 2026) recently. He reached Belgian #53 in Apr 2026.
Competes for Belgium since Oct 2021. At junior level, he reached #3, #3 and #24 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2261
Standard
Rpd2114·Blz2209
All-time high
2269
−8 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#54 · Belgian players · of 2,958
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Belgian rank: #53
at age 22 · rated 2269
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2269
at age 22 · −8 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Sep 2025
2023
3rd Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2194
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
2197 → 2261
Tournaments
19
52 games
Score
33/ 5263.5%
24W18D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBeatrice BelluireWFM2,096·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R6·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #76 | 2206 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #66 | 2227 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #120 | 2050 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #164 | 3138 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #829 | 2236 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #949 | 2150 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2543 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #651 | 2266 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #107 | 2430 | +9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #107 | 2857 | +5.4 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#54
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#3,666
in continent
World
#5,400
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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