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Van Mulder, Eric
🇫🇷FIDE 626805· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Eric Van Mulder, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1776. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9. His peak of 2011 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1756
All-time high
2011
−235 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 45
Oct 2004 · age 45
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1594 → 1767
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1639 → returned at 1626
Mar 2020
2008
100 career games
at age 49
Apr 2008
2004
Crossed 2000
at age 45
Oct 2004
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Oct 2004
All-time peak 2011
at age 45 · −235 from today
Oct 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1781 → 1776
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1637 | 1171 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichel Salgues
🇫🇷FRA·1890
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsPartibane Selvaradje
🇫🇷FRA·1707
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsArnaud Antipas
🇫🇷FRA·1763
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsVitomir Slavkovic
🇫🇷FRA·1783
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2013
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Rankings
/
France
#5,534
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#60,389
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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