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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
Rpd1451·Blz—
All-time high
1601
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#146,007
#146,007 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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
#2,327
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#97,735
in continent
World
#145,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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