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Martens, Martin

IM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1000683· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1970

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Martin Martens, a 56-year-old Dutch International Master, is rated 2300 and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 4 years. 29 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2002 and Oct 2003. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 41 (Nov 2011); he also reached Dutch #25 in Jan 2005.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2300

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2445

−145 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 41

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#125 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
10th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2313
Feb 2026
2021
12th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2351
Nov 2021
2016
4th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2426
Feb 2016
2014
100 career games
at age 44
Apr 2014
2011
2nd Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2445
Nov 2011
All-time peak 2445
at age 41 · −145 from today
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alexandre QashashviliGM 2,505
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 · Oct 2025 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
-4
2304 → 2300
Tournaments
10
28 games
Score
14.5/ 2851.8%
8W13D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#791630-3.3
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#492170-1.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#302950+3.0
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#891471-5.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#2252267-5.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#282435+1.7
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#412232-1.0
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#282338+6.7
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#183073+4.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#731564-4.2

Rankings

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Netherlands
#125
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#2,717
in continent
World
#4,087
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
125🇳🇱Martens, Martin2,300
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
2717🇳🇱Martens, Martin2,300
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4087🇳🇱Martens, Martin2,300