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VH
Van Hengel, Hugo
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1008161· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1978
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Hugo Van Hengel, a 48-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2184 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristallens VT 2026 Elo2000 R56, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4 feb. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kristallens snabb-KM 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2015 and Jun 2016. His peak of 2298 was reached at age 44 (Apr 2022).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 44).
Current rating
2184
Standard
Rpd2241·Blz2095
All-time high
2298
−114 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 44
Apr 2022 · age 44
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,049 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2025
25th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2241
Nov 2025
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 44
Jun 2022
17th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2298
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2298
at age 44 · −114 from today
Apr 2022
2018
28th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2264
Jul 2018
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2226 → returned at 2217
May 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2220 → 2184
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
10W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #2 | 2042 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2349 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #13 | 2052 | -7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1572 | -5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #82 | 1582 | -11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #63 | 2138 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #23 | 1820 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #12 | 1937 | -11.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2975 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2353 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael NaslundFM
🇸🇪SWE·2154
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFilip Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2071
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLars WalinderFM
🇸🇪SWE·2186
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsLo Ljungros
🇸🇪SWE·2121
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorn GambackCM
🇸🇪SWE·2036
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#313
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#6,384
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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