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Van Esch, Bas

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FIDEFIDE 1004360· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1965

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Bas Van Esch, a 61-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2170 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 184 months (2004–2019) and 55 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5. His peak of 2223 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2002).

Current rating

2170

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2223

−53 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 37

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#9,891 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
26th Dutch 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2176
Feb 2026
2025
23rd Dutch 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2194
May 2025
2020
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2191 → returned at 2196
Apr 2020
2019
28th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2211
Dec 2019
2006
45th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2206
Apr 2006
2004
Inactive for 184 months
paused at 2206 → returned at 2211
Jul 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fred SlingerlandIM 2,254
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5 · Dec 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-16
2186 → 2170
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
1W5D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsBenjamin Go2,108·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4·R1·-11.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3202082-2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2642039-3.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2632254+2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#6571308-12.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#282766+4.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#346
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#7,023
in continent
World
#9,891
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
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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
...
346🇳🇱Van Esch, Bas2,170
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
7023🇳🇱Van Esch, Bas2,170
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
9891🇳🇱Van Esch, Bas2,170