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Richard, Nelson
🇧🇪FIDE 548001210· Male· Belgium· Born in 2012
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Nelson Richard, a 14-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1601 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, and Championnat de Wavre 2026 - 1er semestre 2026 Ronde 3. Also played 7 rapid events (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) recently.
At junior level, he reached #51 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1601
Standard
Rpd1470·Blz—
All-time high
1601
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#146,651
#146,651 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
51st Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1601
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1502 → 1601
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1601
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
3W0D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 1599 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1527 | 1020 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2 | 917 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1244 | 626 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 1432 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Belgium
#2,340
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#98,120
in continent
World
#146,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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