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Hovens, Geert

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FIDEFIDE 1007521· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1965

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Geert Hovens, a 61-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1938. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007) and 12 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2104 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2002).

Current rating

1938

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2104

−166 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 37

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#39,244

#39,244 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1883 → 1950
Feb 2025
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1912 → returned at 1915
Oct 2021
2014
100 career games
at age 49
Dec 2014
2006
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2039
Jan 2006
2002
75th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2104
Jan 2002
Crossed 2100
at age 37
Jan 2002

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Robbie Manders 2,042
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 1 · Sep 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-5
1943 → 1938
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
3W6D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#1921283-6.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#2011286-6.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#1911968+1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#442759+10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#2221276-6.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,677
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#28,981
in continent
World
#39,244
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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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
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
1677🇳🇱Hovens, Geert1,938
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
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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28981🇳🇱Hovens, Geert1,938
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
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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39244🇳🇱Hovens, Geert1,938