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Willemze, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 1007238· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1982

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Thomas Willemze, a 44-year-old Dutch International Master, is rated 2327 and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8. His peak of 2428 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2015); he also reached Dutch #35 in Apr 2009.

Awarded IM in 2006 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2327

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2379

All-time high

2428

−101 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 33

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#100 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

19 entries
2023
9th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2371
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2392
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 37
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 37
Mar 2019
2015
All-time peak 2428
at age 33 · −101 from today
Apr 2015
2013
500 career games
at age 31
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sergei TiviakovGM 2,536
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
+5
2322 → 2327
Tournaments
15
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
9W9D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

15 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#263239+6.3
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#502536+2.7
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#711479-5.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#621492-5.5
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/8#2332311-1.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#202931+2.5
2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Dezember 2025
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#832444+1.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#263322+7.6
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20251/1#72920+2.5
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#592354+0.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsRobert RisIM
🇳🇱NED·2445
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsManuel BosboomIM
🇳🇱NED·2328
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →
vsJan-Willem De JongIM
🇳🇱NED·2408
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Netherlands
#100
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#2,133
in continent
World
#3,281
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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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
...
100🇳🇱Willemze, Thomas2,327
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack 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
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack 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
...
2133🇳🇱Willemze, Thomas2,327
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack 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
...
3281🇳🇱Willemze, Thomas2,327