What is Samson, Bert's FIDE rating?

Samson, Bert's current standard FIDE rating is 1598.

What is Samson, Bert's blitz rating?

Samson, Bert's current FIDE blitz rating is 1517.

What is Samson, Bert's world ranking?

Samson, Bert is currently ranked #147,160 in the world (standard rating).

What is Samson, Bert's ranking in Belgium?

Samson, Bert is currently ranked #2349 in Belgium.

What is Samson, Bert's continental ranking?

Samson, Bert is currently ranked #98,364 in their continent.

What is Samson, Bert's ranking in the 45-50 category?

Samson, Bert is ranked #175 in Belgium in the 45-50 age group.

What is Samson, Bert's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Samson, Bert's all-time peak standard rating is 1598.

When did Samson, Bert receive their first FIDE rating?

Samson, Bert first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2025.

Which federation does Samson, Bert represent?

Samson, Bert represents Belgium (BEL).

How old is Samson, Bert?

Samson, Bert was born in 1978 and is 48 years old.

When did Samson, Bert reach their peak rating?

Samson, Bert reached their peak standard rating of 1598 in 2025, at age 47.

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Samson, Bert

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FIDE 548001880· Male· Belgium· Born in 1978

Bert Samson, a 48-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1598 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. Also played 2 blitz events (including Zomerblitz KGSRL Speeldag 1) recently.

Current rating

1598

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1517

All-time high

1598

at best
Oct 2025 · age 47

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#147,173

#147,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries

2025

All-time peak 1598

at age 47

Oct 2025

Crossed 1500

at age 47

Aug 2025

Crossed 1400

at age 47

Aug 2025

Crossed 1200

at age 47

Aug 2025

First FIDE rating

1597 · at age 47

Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Henri Delvenne 1,477

46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +13.4 Elo

Evolution

+1

1597 → 1598

Tournaments

1

9 games

Score

2.5/ 927.8%

1W3D5L

Top 1 win

1.[W]vsHenri Delvenne1,477·46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent·R4·+13.4

Top 2 losses

1.[L]vsLieven Peelman1,733·46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent·R1·-12.5

2.[L]vsWilfred Jansz1,819·46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent·R2·-8.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent Open Swiss	Jul 2025	2.5/6	#288	1530	0.0	▸

Rankings

/

Belgium

#2,349

out of 3,309 players

Europe

#98,364

in continent

World

#147,160

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Belgium

1	🇧🇪Dardha, Daniel	2,602
2	🇧🇪Gurevich, Mikhail	2,554
3	🇧🇪Ringoir, Tanguy	2,529
4	🇧🇪Maerevoet, Sim	2,456
5	🇧🇪Ruzhansky, Elias	2,448
6	🇧🇪Glek, Igor	2,423
7	🇧🇪Geirnaert, Steven	2,406
8	🇧🇪Todorov, Todor	2,402
9	🇧🇪Vandenbussche, Thibaut	2,397
10	🇧🇪Hovhannisyan, Mher	2,391
...
2349	🇧🇪Samson, Bert	1,598

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
3	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
3	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,735
7	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,717
8	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,708
...
98364	🇧🇪Samson, Bert	1,598

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,788
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,776
6	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,767
7	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,759
7	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
10	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
147160	🇧🇪Samson, Bert	1,598