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Tabak, Stefan
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1008048· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1968
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Stefan Tabak, a 58-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including Open Rapid Charlois Europoort November 2025) and 4 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002) and 156 months (2002–2015). His peak of 2314 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2016).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 48).
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd2134·Blz2079
All-time high
2314
−233 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 48
Oct 2016 · age 48
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,234 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 57
May 2025
24th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2194
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2129 → 2188
Jun 2024
2023
8-month rising streak
+42 Elo
May 2023
2022
41st Dutch 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2181
Jul 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Aug 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
2124 → 2081
Tournaments
28
69 games
Score
33/ 6947.8%
24W18D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #430 | 2604 | +3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 3088 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #641 | 1997 | -26.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | 2775 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #443 | 1244 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #150 | 2833 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #200 | 2694 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #320 | 2586 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #49 | 2261 | +32.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #546 | 2297 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#654
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#12,578
in continent
World
#17,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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