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Bottema, Tom

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FIDEFIDE 1004778· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967

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Tom Bottema, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2184 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 19 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/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. He took a 32-month break between Apr 2001 and Jan 2004. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001, Dutch #79 at the time).

Earned a IM norm at 1996 New York Open.

Current rating

2184

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2336

−152 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,049 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 57
Nov 2024
2023
10th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2271
Jul 2023
2022
18th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2269
Oct 2022
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2217 → 2269
Oct 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Jan 2020
2017
34th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2220
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Cornelisse 2,139
Senioren- en Veteranen Kampioenschap van Nederland 2025 · Jul 2025 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
+1
2183 → 2184
Tournaments
9
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
7W5D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#312912+8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#72830+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#1591215-14.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#2091527-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#452896+7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#2131478-7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1312157-1.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1362165-0.8
Senioren- en Veteranen Kampioenschap van Nederland 2025
Swiss
Jul 20255.5/7#12241+9.6

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#312
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#6,382
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,589
6
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7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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312🇳🇱Bottema, Tom2,184
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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6382🇳🇱Bottema, Tom2,184
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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9049🇳🇱Bottema, Tom2,184