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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

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

Signature stat

#23,705

#23,705 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
8
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 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

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#924
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#17,464
in continent
World
#23,705
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
...
924🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
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2,708
...
17464🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026
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
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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
...
23705🇳🇱Looijmans, Karel2,026