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Van Amerongen, Arjen
🇳🇱FIDE 1006924· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1969
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Arjen Van Amerongen, a 57-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2064 — just 11 short of his peak of 2075 (May 2025, age 56) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 22 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 38. Sonnenterrassen Open 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 55-month break between Feb 2015 and Oct 2019.
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2090
All-time high
2075
−11 pts below
May 2025 · age 56
May 2025 · age 56
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
68th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2075
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2075
at age 56 · −11 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1987 → 2073
Feb 2025
2024
71st Dutch 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2069
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Apr 2024
100 career games
at age 55
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2073 → 2064
Tournaments
12
36 games
Score
17/ 3647.2%
10W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #18 | 2048 | -2.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 2069 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #142 | 2195 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #221 | 1410 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2915 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #66 | 1995 | -18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #90 | 2360 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #160 | 2078 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #204 | 1380 | -7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #56 | 2889 | +10.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#732
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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