Top rapid chess players in Belgium

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMDaniel Dardha BEL	2612	0	#87	2005
2	GMMikhail Gurevich BEL	2558	0	#198	1959
3	GMAlexandre Dgebuadze BEL	2472	+3	#506	1971
4	IMSim Maerevoet BEL	2447	+6	#654	2001
5	FMJelle Sarrau BEL	2403	0	#1066	1988
6	IMAleksander Alienkin BEL	2395	−15	#1151	1963
7	GMIgor Glek BEL	2383	−13	#1282	1961
8	FMLennert Lenaerts BEL	2382	−2	#1287	1998
9	IMFrancois Godart BEL	2365	+5	#1465	1994
10	IMGlen De Schampheleire BEL	2361	0	#1513	1992
11	IMStephane Hautot BEL	2335	0	#1854	1980
12	FMSterre Dauw BEL	2334	−14	#1869	2002
13	IMNicola Capone BEL	2333	+9	#1890	1999
14	IMStefan Docx BEL	2332	−10	#1909	1974
15	FMKobe Vandenhole BEL	2325	+11	#2005	2009
16	IMEkrem Cekro BEL	2316	+17	#2145	1950
17	IMElias Ruzhansky BEL	2315	0	#2163	2011
18	FMAndy Marechal BEL	2307	−3	#2281	1978
19	Parcival Rogge BEL	2275	0	#2855	2004
20	FMMaarten De Vleeschauwer BEL	2268	0	#3007	1997
21	FMMaxime Hauchamps BEL	2268	−23	#3008	2009
22	FMNathan De Strycker BEL	2258	−5	#3240	1996
23	FMDaniel Sadkowski BEL	2251	0	#3422	1961
24	Adriaan Dreelinck BEL	2251	−17	#3423	2005
25	FMAdrian Roos BEL	2240	+34	#3678	1990
26	FMArno Sterck BEL	2239	0	#3705	1999
27	FMRuben Akhayan BEL	2238	+21	#3722	1985
28	FMRudolf Meessen BEL	2232	+1	#3894	1968
29	FMJulian Victor BEL	2226	0	#4035	2006
30	FMArben Dardha BEL	2226	+15	#4047	1972
31	IMPieter Claesen BEL	2224	0	#4084	1971
32	FMHillel Toledo BEL	2223		#4116	2013
33	FMMarc Geenen BEL	2222	−12	#4146	1961
34	FMMathias Philipsen BEL	2220	0	#4208	1992
35	FMThibault Real BEL	2218	0	#4267	1995
36	Matthieu Loncke BEL	2213	0	#4441	2004
37	FMThomas Huesmann BEL	2209	0	#4553	1961
38	FMJacob Dreelinck BEL	2206	+80	#4639	2007
39	FMFilippos Raptis BEL	2204	−56	#4704	2009
40	Danail Jurgen Sergooris BEL	2204		#4739	2010
41	Andy Ooms BEL	2203	0	#4743	1977
42	FMFrederic Decoster BEL	2199	−30	#4878	1980
43	FMAdrien Anciaux BEL	2186	−12	#5172	2005
44	FMGorik Cools BEL	2181	−45	#5281	1964
45	FMOlivier Verheyen BEL	2180	0	#5305	2001
46	Nils Vantorre BEL	2160	+8	#5718	2008
47	CMJordan Vermoesen BEL	2153	+35	#5838	2007
48	CMFrancesco Menolascina BEL	2151	+171	#5874	2008
49	Benjamin Tonoli BEL	2142	−12	#6005	1986
50	FMEzra Terryn BEL	2142	0	#6006	1997
51	Xander Pauwels BEL	2130		#6209	2000
52	FMAmir Zouaghi BEL	2123	+74	#6315	2007
53	FMWilliam Boudry BEL	2110	0	#6501	2001
54	CMArman Sarkisian BEL	2089	−17	#6761	1999
55	FMLuc Henris BEL	2082		#6829	1959
56	Mark Ouaki BEL	2074		#6907	2003
57	WIMHanne Goossens BEL	2053	0	#7107	1992
58	CMDirk-Stephan Lorenz BEL	2049	0	#7146	1975
59	Nils Heldenbergh BEL	2041	0	#7214	2005
60	CMAndrea De Heug BEL	2037	+22	#7250	2008
61	Cecilia Pereira Garza BEL	2029	+21	#7322	2010
62	Serge Denys BEL	2027	0	#7342	1957
63	FMMilo Molitor BEL	2025	−4	#7358	2009
64	WFMIrina Gorshkova BEL	2003	0	#7543	1977
65	Wiebke Barbier BEL	1985	0	#7655	1992
66	WFMNele Vanhuyse BEL	1950	0	#7851	1991

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