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Frouws, Willem

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FIDEFIDE 1005138· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1953

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Willem Frouws, a 73-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1732 — just 13 short of his peak of 1745 (Aug 2024, age 71). He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5. Also played 1 rapid event (including VSF-Rapid 2025) recently.

Current rating

1732

Standard

Rpd1734·Blz—

All-time high

1745

−13 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 71

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#98,651

#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1487 → 1745
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1745
at age 71 · −13 from today
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 71
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Nov 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 2047 (+325) · 8/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Bas Van de Putte 1,919
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5 · Mar 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Best comeback
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
finished #3 (seeded #405 of 500)
Evolution
+58
1674 → 1732
Tournaments
18
44 games
Score
20.5/ 4446.6%
16W12D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 18
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#412379+6.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#9281667-1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3561919+5.2
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20261/1#322378+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2541839+3.2
Worst Elo result: Wachtebeke Winter Round Robin 2026 Group C (-21.8 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,745
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#69,991
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
...
3745🇳🇱Frouws, Willem1,732
Europe
1
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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
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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69991🇳🇱Frouws, Willem1,732
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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98650🇳🇱Frouws, Willem1,732