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Niewenhuis, Ruud

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FIDEFIDE 1002970· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1958

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Ruud Niewenhuis, a 68-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1816. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group B, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7. His peak of 1978 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2012).

Current rating

1816

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1978

−162 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 54

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#71,337

#71,337 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1773 → 1880
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1829
Apr 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 56
Sep 2014
2012
All-time peak 1978
at age 54 · −162 from today
Mar 2012
2009
100th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1913
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ton Ellenbroek 2,015
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-34
1850 → 1816
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
8/ 2040.0%
6W4D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group B
Open Swiss
Apr 20260/5#521096-45.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#1072425+4.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#362493+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#433996-11.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#332540+6.8
Worst Elo result: Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group B (-45.2 Elo, finished #52).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,953
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#51,811
in continent
World
#71,337
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
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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
...
2953🇳🇱Niewenhuis, Ruud1,816
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
51811🇳🇱Niewenhuis, Ruud1,816
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
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2,753
...
71337🇳🇱Niewenhuis, Ruud1,816