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Looijmans, Karel

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FIDEFIDE 1009087· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1966

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Karel Looijmans, a 60-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2026. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2011–2012), 23 months (2012–2014) and 15 months (2017–2018). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2204 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2002).

Current rating

2026

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1926

All-time high

2204

−178 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 36

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#23,744

#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
97th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2037
Mar 2026
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Jun 2019
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2015
Jun 2017
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Dec 2014
2013
81st Dutch 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2109
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2094
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rene TiggelmanFM 2,208
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
+7
2019 → 2026
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#2421975-1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2122044+0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#3861244-9.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2852208+4.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#482845+10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#3991261-9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#722852+11.0

Rankings

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Netherlands
#910
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#17,480
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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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
...
910🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026
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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17480🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026
World
1
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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
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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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23744🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026