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Van Ketel, Raoul

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FIDEFIDE 1004883· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1971

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Raoul Van Ketel, a 55-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2234 and sitting in the top 5% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8. His peak of 2342 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2006, Dutch #88 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2006 (age 35).

Current rating

2234

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2288

All-time high

2342

−108 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 35

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#221 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Mar 2026
2023
19th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2266
Oct 2023
2021
29th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2235
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2217 → returned at 2216
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Mar 2017

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
85e Noteboomtoernooi
perf 2357 (+147) · 4/6 · #50
Top opponent
vs Havard HaugFM 2,412
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+43
2191 → 2234
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
10W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#323130+13.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#133006+10.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1092228+0.6
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/6#502357+28.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#941931-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#672936+8.8
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/11#7621930.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#1781301-12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#952202+0.4
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#221
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#4,468
in continent
World
#6,502
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
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
221🇳🇱Van Ketel, Raoul2,234
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
4468🇳🇱Van Ketel, Raoul2,234
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
...
6502🇳🇱Van Ketel, Raoul2,234