Top chess players in Belgium

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMDaniel Dardha BEL	2623	+11	#101	2005
2	GMMikhail Gurevich BEL	2531	+1	#388	1959
3	GMTanguy Ringoir BEL	2517	0	#453	1994
4	IMSim Maerevoet BEL	2465	+3	#855	2001
5	IMElias Ruzhansky BEL	2445	+2	#1067	2011
6	GMIgor Glek BEL	2433	+9	#1200	1961
7	GMAlexandre Dgebuadze BEL	2416	−6	#1417	1971
8	IMSteven Geirnaert BEL	2407	−9	#1548	1984
9	GMMher Hovhannisyan BEL	2403	0	#1634	1978
10	IMThibaut Vandenbussche BEL	2397	−10	#1741	1987
11	GMTodor Todorov BEL	2395	−7	#1785	1974
12	FMKobe Vandenhole BEL	2393	+1	#1818	2009
13	IMFrancois Godart BEL	2390	0	#1866	1994
14	FMLennert Lenaerts BEL	2390	+22	#1867	1998
15	IMStefan Beukema BEL	2389	+9	#1897	1996
16	FMJacob Dreelinck BEL	2388	+13	#1921	2007
17	FMMaxime Hauchamps BEL	2383	−36	#2017	2009
18	FMRoel Goossens BEL	2379	+2	#2081	1986
19	FMJelle Sarrau BEL	2364	+4	#2395	1988
20	IMEkrem Cekro BEL	2358	+6	#2520	1950
21	IMGlen De Schampheleire BEL	2354	+9	#2616	1992
22	FMJasper Beukema BEL	2354	−8	#2623	2001
23	FMNatan Pirard BEL	2350	−10	#2724	2002
24	FMAmir Zouaghi BEL	2347	+1	#2792	2007
25	IMRein Verstraeten BEL	2340	+3	#2972	1995
26	IMDaniyal Saiboulatov BEL	2335	−3	#3091	1970
27	Nils Vantorre BEL	2335	+70	#3092	2008
28	FMFilippos Raptis BEL	2329	−8	#3236	2009
29	IMStefan Docx BEL	2328	0	#3262	1974
30	IMPascal Vandevoort BEL	2324	+1	#3365	1971
31	FMQuentin Fontaine BEL	2323	0	#3386	1996
32	FMWarre De Waele BEL	2321	+6	#3439	2002
33	FMOlivier Verheyen BEL	2319	−7	#3496	2001
34	FMNathan De Strycker BEL	2317	−15	#3548	1996
35	IMStephane Hautot BEL	2315	−9	#3608	1980
36	IMAleksander Alienkin BEL	2315	+4	#3621	1963
37	FMMerlijn Van Volsem BEL	2308	−6	#3821	2004
38	IMMichel Jadoul BEL	2306	0	#3879	1957
39	IMEddy Van Beers BEL	2306	0	#3880	1973
40	FMArne Nemegeer BEL	2306	−21	#3882	2006
41	Matthieu Loncke BEL	2304	+38	#3974	2004
42	FMAndy Marechal BEL	2302	−8	#4017	1978
43	FMSterre Dauw BEL	2301	+6	#4051	2002
44	IMNicola Capone BEL	2298	+3	#4161	1999
45	FMFrederic Decoster BEL	2296	+17	#4246	1980
46	FMHelmut Froeyman BEL	2295	+26	#4281	1976
47	FMHendrik Ponnet BEL	2290	−5	#4441	1989
48	FMAdrien Anciaux BEL	2282	+3	#4708	2005
49	IMRichard Polaczek BEL	2281	0	#4745	1965
50	IMTom Piceu BEL	2280	+7	#4777	1978
51	IMPieter Claesen BEL	2278	0	#4844	1971
52	FMArno Sterck BEL	2278	+10	#4845	1999
53	FMJonas Van Cappellen BEL	2277	−15	#4884	1991
54	CMFrancesco Menolascina BEL	2274	+3	#5005	2008
55	FMEzra Terryn BEL	2269	−12	#5178	1997
56	FMWilliam Boudry BEL	2268	−14	#5208	2001
57	IMGeert Van der Stricht BEL	2265	−5	#5329	1972
58	Enrico Follesa BEL	2265	−12	#5330	2006
59	Adriaan Dreelinck BEL	2265	+27	#5331	2005
60	FMChristophe Gregoir BEL	2264	−4	#5374	1984
61	FMMathias Philipsen BEL	2262	+2	#5464	1992
62	FMJean Herman BEL	2260	0	#5538	1991
63	CMArman Sarkisian BEL	2257	+41	#5676	1999
64	Nils De Vos BEL	2256	−26	#5714	1987
65	Andy Ooms BEL	2255	−5	#5745	1977
66	FMBenjamin Decrop BEL	2253	−28	#5816	1994
67	CMSander Vandevenne BEL	2252	−3	#5858	1993
68	FMRuben Akhayan BEL	2251	0	#5899	1985
69	FMArben Dardha BEL	2245	+11	#6164	1972
70	FMRudolf Meessen BEL	2240	+2	#6359	1968
71	FMKim Le Quang BEL	2236	+1	#6538	1971
72	Joppe Raats BEL	2233	+7	#6647	2005
73	Maarten Praet BEL	2231	+6	#6752	1977
74	WIMAnnmarie Muetsch BEL	2231	0	#6784	2002
75	FMJulian Victor BEL	2230	+11	#6803	2006
76	FMAshote Davtian BEL	2228	+13	#6890	1955
77	FMArno Bomans BEL	2227	0	#6938	1990
78	FMMilo Molitor BEL	2227	−26	#6939	2009
79	Parcival Rogge BEL	2220	0	#7252	2004
80	Emanuel Nieto BEL	2218	−6	#7340	1977
81	FMRoel Hamblok BEL	2218	+7	#7341	1988
82	CMAndrea De Heug BEL	2216	−6	#7444	2008
83	IMAnna Zozulia BEL	2214	−11	#7588	1980
84	WIMHanne Goossens BEL	2210	−3	#7782	1992
85	CMFausto Battistelli BEL	2210		#7783	2010
86	FMHillel Toledo BEL	2210	+8	#7784	2013
87	Nils Heldenbergh BEL	2209	−1	#7845	2005
88	Galeh Khonghaloos BEL	2209	−10	#7846	1988
89	FMThibault Real BEL	2208	0	#7892	1995
90	Benjamin Tonoli BEL	2207	+4	#7935	1986
91	FMMaarten De Vleeschauwer BEL	2207	+11	#7936	1997
92	Dries Van Malder BEL	2206	+1	#7997	2002
93	FMGorik Cools BEL	2203	+5	#8170	1964
94	Roy Schoemans BEL	2202	+1	#8214	1983
95	Thomas Maes BEL	2201	−15	#8262	1978
96	Lars Swijsen BEL	2199	−5	#8355	1995
97	FMMarc Geenen BEL	2194	+7	#8493	1961
98	CMJordan Vermoesen BEL	2186	−15	#8678	2007
99	FMFabrice Wantiez BEL	2184	+17	#8742	1971
100	Clement Godry BEL	2176	+5	#8916	2000

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