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Smits, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 1008110· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1978

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Mark Smits, a 48-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2151 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2001 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2313 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2009).

Awarded FM in 2009 (age 31).

Current rating

2151

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2313

−162 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 31

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,177 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
500 career games
at age 47
Mar 2025
2024
15th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2255
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Feb 2024
2023
25th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2240
Sep 2023
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
2157 → 2240
May 2023
7-month rising streak
+88 Elo
Mar 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lody Kuling 2,227
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +11.1 Elo
Evolution
-37
2188 → 2151
Tournaments
9
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
4W6D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1162188+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#1541271-12.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#1451462-8.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#2162119-17.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1342173-0.4
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-17.0 Elo, finished #216).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#404
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#8,010
in continent
World
#11,177
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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
🇳🇱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
...
404🇳🇱Smits, Mark2,151
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack 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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack 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
...
8010🇳🇱Smits, Mark2,151
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
🇩🇪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
...
11177🇳🇱Smits, Mark2,151