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Van Baarle, John

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FIDEFIDE 1000691· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1945

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John Van Baarle, a 81-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2150 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2005), 12 months (2016–2017) and 16 months (2017–2018). Recent appearances: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6. His peak of 2276 was reached at age 58 (Apr 2003).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 56). Earned IM norms at Ohra GM Tnmt 1982 and Intl Von Oostende 1984.

Current rating

2150

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2026

All-time high

2276

−126 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 58

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
24th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2150
May 2026
2025
55th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 80 · rated 2137
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
2091 → 2121
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 79
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 78
May 2023
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2181 → returned at 2172
May 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fons Groot 2,180
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +10.9 Elo
Evolution
+13
2137 → 2150
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
3W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1182980+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#182511+1.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#404
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#8,054
in continent
World
#11,243
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
404🇳🇱Van Baarle, John2,150
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
8054🇳🇱Van Baarle, John2,150
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
11243🇳🇱Van Baarle, John2,150