Top chess players in Belgium

The highest-rated active players from Belgium on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMDaniel Dardha BEL	2612	+4	#124	2005
2	GMMikhail Gurevich BEL	2530	−3	#392	1959
3	GMTanguy Ringoir BEL	2517	−12	#459	1994
4	IMSim Maerevoet BEL	2462	+1	#887	2001
5	IMElias Ruzhansky BEL	2443	+16	#1092	2011
6	GMIgor Glek BEL	2424	0	#1308	1961
7	GMAlexandre Dgebuadze BEL	2422	+2	#1326	1971
8	FMMaxime Hauchamps BEL	2419	0	#1365	2009
9	IMSteven Geirnaert BEL	2416	0	#1425	1984
10	IMThibaut Vandenbussche BEL	2407	−4	#1552	1987
11	GMMher Hovhannisyan BEL	2403	0	#1642	1978
12	GMTodor Todorov BEL	2402	0	#1657	1974
13	FMKobe Vandenhole BEL	2392	0	#1831	2009
14	IMFrancois Godart BEL	2390	0	#1860	1994
15	IMStefan Beukema BEL	2380	−2	#2067	1996
16	FMRoel Goossens BEL	2377	0	#2118	1986
17	FMJacob Dreelinck BEL	2375	0	#2156	2007
18	FMLennert Lenaerts BEL	2368	+11	#2295	1998
19	FMJasper Beukema BEL	2362	0	#2434	2001
20	FMJelle Sarrau BEL	2360	0	#2478	1988
21	FMNatan Pirard BEL	2360	+4	#2479	2002
22	IMEkrem Cekro BEL	2352	0	#2657	1950
23	FMAmir Zouaghi BEL	2346	0	#2805	2007
24	IMGlen De Schampheleire BEL	2345	0	#2821	1992
25	IMDaniyal Saiboulatov BEL	2338	0	#2989	1970
26	IMRein Verstraeten BEL	2337	0	#3013	1995
27	FMFilippos Raptis BEL	2337	0	#3014	2009
28	FMNathan De Strycker BEL	2332	−6	#3153	1996
29	IMStefan Docx BEL	2328	0	#3260	1974
30	FMArne Nemegeer BEL	2327	−1	#3284	2006
31	FMOlivier Verheyen BEL	2326	+11	#3316	2001
32	IMStephane Hautot BEL	2324	0	#3383	1980
33	IMPascal Vandevoort BEL	2323	0	#3404	1971
34	FMQuentin Fontaine BEL	2323	0	#3405	1996
35	FMWarre De Waele BEL	2315	−6	#3609	2002
36	FMMerlijn Van Volsem BEL	2314	+6	#3639	2004
37	IMAleksander Alienkin BEL	2311	0	#3734	1963
38	FMAndy Marechal BEL	2310	0	#3753	1978
39	IMMichel Jadoul BEL	2306	0	#3885	1957
40	IMEddy Van Beers BEL	2306	0	#3886	1973
41	FMHendrik Ponnet BEL	2295	0	#4280	1989
42	IMNicola Capone BEL	2295	0	#4281	1999
43	FMSterre Dauw BEL	2295	0	#4282	2002
44	FMJonas Van Cappellen BEL	2292	0	#4376	1991
45	Nils De Vos BEL	2282	0	#4693	1987
46	FMWilliam Boudry BEL	2282	−7	#4694	2001
47	IMRichard Polaczek BEL	2281	0	#4727	1965
48	FMBenjamin Decrop BEL	2281	+11	#4728	1994
49	FMEzra Terryn BEL	2281	+23	#4729	1997
50	FMFrederic Decoster BEL	2279	0	#4795	1980
51	FMAdrien Anciaux BEL	2279	0	#4796	2005
52	IMPieter Claesen BEL	2278	0	#4834	1971
53	Enrico Follesa BEL	2277	+1	#4875	2006
54	IMTom Piceu BEL	2273	0	#5016	1978
55	CMFrancesco Menolascina BEL	2271	+20	#5088	2008
56	IMGeert Van der Stricht BEL	2270	−5	#5125	1972
57	FMHelmut Froeyman BEL	2269	+5	#5166	1976
58	FMChristophe Gregoir BEL	2268	0	#5202	1984
59	FMArno Sterck BEL	2268	+4	#5203	1999
60	Matthieu Loncke BEL	2266	−1	#5327	2004
61	Nils Vantorre BEL	2265	+25	#5328	2008
62	Andy Ooms BEL	2260	0	#5523	1977
63	FMMathias Philipsen BEL	2260	0	#5524	1992
64	FMJean Herman BEL	2260	0	#5525	1991
65	CMSander Vandevenne BEL	2255	0	#5708	1993
66	FMMilo Molitor BEL	2253	0	#5775	2009
67	FMRuben Akhayan BEL	2251	0	#5849	1985
68	FMRudolf Meessen BEL	2238	0	#6385	1968
69	Adriaan Dreelinck BEL	2238	+2	#6386	2005
70	FMKim Le Quang BEL	2235	0	#6520	1971
71	FMArben Dardha BEL	2234	+5	#6580	1972
72	WIMAnnmarie Muetsch BEL	2231	0	#6742	2002
73	FMArno Bomans BEL	2227	0	#6884	1990
74	Joppe Raats BEL	2226	−1	#6927	2005
75	Maarten Praet BEL	2225	0	#6969	1977
76	IMAnna Zozulia BEL	2225	0	#7007	1980
77	Emanuel Nieto BEL	2224	0	#7021	1977
78	CMAndrea De Heug BEL	2222	0	#7121	2008
79	Parcival Rogge BEL	2220	0	#7212	2004
80	FMJulian Victor BEL	2219	0	#7264	2006
81	Galeh Khonghaloos BEL	2219	0	#7265	1988
82	Thomas Maes BEL	2216	0	#7403	1978
83	CMArman Sarkisian BEL	2216	+16	#7404	1999
84	FMAshote Davtian BEL	2215	0	#7459	1955
85	WIMHanne Goossens BEL	2213	−35	#7575	1992
86	FMRoel Hamblok BEL	2211	0	#7679	1988
87	Nils Heldenbergh BEL	2210	−3	#7735	2005
88	FMThibault Real BEL	2208	0	#7849	1995
89	Dries Van Malder BEL	2205	0	#8001	2002
90	Lars Swijsen BEL	2204	0	#8054	1995
91	Benjamin Tonoli BEL	2203	0	#8105	1986
92	FMHillel Toledo BEL	2202		#8157	2013
93	Roy Schoemans BEL	2201	0	#8223	1983
94	CMJordan Vermoesen BEL	2201	0	#8224	2007
95	FMGorik Cools BEL	2198		#8355	1964
96	FMMaarten De Vleeschauwer BEL	2196		#8399	1997
97	FMMarc Geenen BEL	2187		#8601	1961
98	FMDaniel Sadkowski BEL	2175		#8875	1961
99	Clement Godry BEL	2171		#8942	2000
100	FMFabrice Wantiez BEL	2167		#9014	1971

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.