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Venis, Ruben

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FIDEFIDE 1007505· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1970

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Ruben Venis, a 56-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2002 and Jul 2004. His peak of 2316 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2008).

Awarded FM in 2007 (age 37).

Current rating

2121

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2316

−195 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 38

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
43rd Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2124
Apr 2026
2021
35th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2201
Sep 2021
2016
28th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2253
Nov 2016
100 career games
at age 46
Nov 2016
2012
16th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2299
Jan 2012
2008
19th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2307
Apr 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jelmer Veltman 2,171
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-27
2148 → 2121
Tournaments
10
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
1W7D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#2522007-3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#562752+5.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2332005-3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1832171+1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3961215-13.2

Rankings

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Netherlands
#495
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#9,772
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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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
...
495🇳🇱Venis, Ruben2,121
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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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
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
9772🇳🇱Venis, Ruben2,121
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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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
...
13521🇳🇱Venis, Ruben2,121