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Meruma, Arie

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FIDEFIDE 1002961· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1959

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Arie Meruma, a 67-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1840. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen and Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B. His peak of 1875 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1840

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1875

−35 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 66

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#64,208

#64,208 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1875
at age 66 · −35 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1712 → 1871
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1715 → returned at 1743
Feb 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eelco Naarding 1,896
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B · Oct 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-35
1875 → 1840
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#1361795-2.6
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#1491786-31.8
Worst Elo result: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B (-31.8 Elo, finished #149).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,706
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#46,872
in continent
World
#64,208
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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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
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
2706🇳🇱Meruma, Arie1,840
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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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
...
46872🇳🇱Meruma, Arie1,840
World
1
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
64208🇳🇱Meruma, Arie1,840