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Frouws, Willem
🇳🇱FIDE 1005138· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1953
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Willem Frouws, a 73-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1741 — just 4 short of his peak of 1745 (Aug 2024, age 71). He is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈29/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
1741
Standard
Rpd1734·Blz—
All-time high
1745
−4 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 71
Aug 2024 · age 71
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#95,687
#95,687 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1487 → 1745
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1745
at age 71 · −4 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1674 → 1741
Tournaments
19
51 games
Score
24.5/ 5148.0%
19W14D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 1912 | +8.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2379 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #928 | 1667 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #356 | 1919 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2378 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #254 | 1839 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1141 | 999 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/9 | #9 | 1563 | -21.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #611 | 1877 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #3 | 2047 | +75.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,646
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#68,160
in continent
World
#95,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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