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Spaan, Tigran

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FIDEFIDE 1002040· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1966

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Tigran Spaan, a 60-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2117 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 33 months (2007–2010), 46 months (2011–2015), 12 months (2015–2016), 31 months (2017–2020), 59 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearances: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. His peak of 2314 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2002).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).

Current rating

2117

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2314

−197 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 36

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
39th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2129
Sep 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2129 → returned at 2133
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2129
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2160 → returned at 2144
Jun 2017
19th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2224
Jan 2017
2015
24th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2251
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kai-Uwe SchifferFM 2,235
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-12
2129 → 2117
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#5791072-15.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/8#2142149+4.4
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 (-15.8 Elo, finished #579).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#514
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
514🇳🇱Spaan, Tigran2,117
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
10034🇳🇱Spaan, Tigran2,117
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
13850🇳🇱Spaan, Tigran2,117