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Smeets, Jan
GM🇳🇱FIDE 1007246· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1985
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Jan Smeets, a 41-year-old Dutch Grandmaster, is rated 2564 and ranked 8th among Dutch players, and 254th worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 19 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 5. Also played 4 rapid (including VI Coop Saaremaa Chess Festival - Rapid Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including VI Coop Saaremaa Chess Festival - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2669 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2010, World #66 at the time); he spent 27 months in Dutch top 5.
Awarded GM in 2004 (age 19) and IM in 2003 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #20 in U20, World #22 in U18 and World #95 in U16.
Current rating
2564
Standard
Rpd2517·Blz2514
All-time high
2669
−105 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 25
Jul 2010 · age 25
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Dutch players · of 4,695
27 months in National top 5 (2009–2015)
27 months in National top 5 (2009–2015)
Career timeline
23 entries2026
26th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2564
May 2026
2024
1,000 career games
at age 39
Dec 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 34
Apr 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Jun 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2600
at age 32
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2566 → 2564
Tournaments
10
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
7W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #142 | 2668 | +1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #137 | 2591 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 3206 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2456 | -2.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #24 | 2988 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 3040 | +1.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2577 | +0.3 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #339 | 2511 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 2263 | -8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 3262 | +3.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsErwin L'AmiGM
🇳🇱NED·2592
+1 −3 =10
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDaniel FridmanGM
🇩🇪GER·2560
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLoek Van WelyGM
🇳🇱NED·2625
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsSipke ErnstGM
🇳🇱NED·2540
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2013
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vsIvan SokolovGM
🇳🇱NED·2567
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2013
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#8
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#138
in continent
World
#254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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