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Belke, Frank, Dr.
FM🇦🇹FIDE 4612337· Male· Austria· Born in 1963
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Frank, Dr. Belke, a 63-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2240 and sitting in the top 3% of Austrian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2170 and 2242 over the past 2 years. 81 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250, and 2. Bundesliga Ost AUT 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid (including TROFEJ SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Ekipno brzopotezno prvenstvo Beograda 2025 SSB) recently. He took a 135-month break between Jul 2005 and Nov 2016. His peak of 2319 was reached at age 55 (May 2018, Austrian #66 at the time).
Competes for Austria since Aug 2022. Awarded FM in 2023 (age 60).
Current rating
2240
Standard
Rpd2203·Blz2154
All-time high
2319
−79 pts below
May 2018 · age 55
May 2018 · age 55
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#102 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Feb 2026
2025
7th Austrian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2242
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
2121 → 2202
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+33
2207 → 2240
Tournaments
17
73 games
Score
46.5/ 7363.7%
36W21D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/6 | #12 | 2077 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2398 | +30.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2865 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #61 | 2039 | -21.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2457 | +14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2234 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2230 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2947 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2882 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #28 | 2183 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerald Leitner
🇦🇹AUT·2056
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsPeter SadilekFM
🇦🇹AUT·2308
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsHannes GanausIM
🇦🇹AUT·2214
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndreas Kuthan
🇦🇹AUT·2111
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLukas Schwab
🇦🇹AUT·2160
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Austria
#102
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#4,271
in continent
World
#6,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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