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Van Kooten, Luuk

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FIDEFIDE 1006533· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1976

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Luuk Van Kooten, a 50-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2246 and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Dec 2021 and Oct 2023. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 4. His peak of 2390 was reached at age 37 (Nov 2013); he also reached Dutch #64 in Apr 2013.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 25).

Current rating

2246

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2390

−144 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 37

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#204 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
24th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2246
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2252 → returned at 2255
Dec 2021
2018
13th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2338
Apr 2018
2013
All-time peak 2390
at age 37 · −144 from today
Nov 2013
Peak Dutch rank: #64
at age 37 · rated 2389
Apr 2013
2010
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2292 → 2345
Sep 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jeffrey Van VlietFM 2,401
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 2 Round 9 · May 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+16
2230 → 2246
Tournaments
5
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
2W3D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#563166+13.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1332074-4.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1102217+0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#682855+5.4
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 2 Round 9
Team
May 20250.5/1#1322401+4.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#204
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#4,090
in continent
World
#5,994
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
204🇳🇱Van Kooten, Luuk2,246
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
4090🇳🇱Van Kooten, Luuk2,246
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5994🇳🇱Van Kooten, Luuk2,246