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Vedder, Richard
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1004166· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1970
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Richard Vedder, a 56-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2205 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 2349 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2009, Dutch #89 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 37).
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2187·Blz2163
All-time high
2349
−144 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 39
Sep 2009 · age 39
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#7,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
16th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2254
Jan 2026
2024
20th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2274
Jan 2024
2020
29th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2266
Oct 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2266 → returned at 2258
Apr 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 48
Sep 2018
2012
15th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2308
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
2255 → 2205
Tournaments
10
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
2W6D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #183 | 1512 | -7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 2048 | -4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #157 | 1459 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #151 | 2088 | -3.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #476 | 1925 | -23.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #112 | 2097 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | 2783 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #58 | 2808 | +4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #105 | 2241 | -0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #79 | 2111 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#262
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#5,522
in continent
World
#7,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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