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Van den Berg, Bram

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FIDEFIDE 1008684· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1978

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Bram Van Den Berg, a 48-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2229 — just 28 short of his peak of 2257 (Jun 2017, age 39) and sitting in the top 5% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. He took a 23-month break between Jan 2001 and Jan 2003.

Current rating

2229

Standard

Rpd2200·Blz2182

All-time high

2257

−28 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 39

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#228 · Dutch players · of 4,671

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
30th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2229
May 2026
500 career games
at age 48
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Dec 2025
2023
32nd Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2211
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Nov 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Freddie Van der Elburg 2,265
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
+41
2188 → 2229
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
11/ 1478.6%
9W4D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHicham BoulahfaCM2,238·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen·R2·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#633065+11.4
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 5-7
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#52189-0.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/3#452312+8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#102922+7.8
Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 1st league Round 1-4
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/4#72276+10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1172049-3.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#342855+6.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#228
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#4,635
in continent
World
#6,727
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,728
3
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2,636
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
...
228🇳🇱Van den Berg, Bram2,229
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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4635🇳🇱Van den Berg, Bram2,229
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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6727🇳🇱Van den Berg, Bram2,229