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Ahlers, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 1009419· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1952

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Ben Ahlers, a 74-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2055 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between May 2016 and Oct 2017. Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 4. His peak of 2226 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2004).

Current rating

2055

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2226

−171 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 52

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,185 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
6th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2101
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 73
Nov 2025
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 67
Jan 2019
2018
16th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2099
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2078 → returned at 2075
May 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Jan 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jeffrey Van VlietFM 2,401
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +16.9 Elo
Evolution
-35
2090 → 2055
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
1W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/3#3331265-31.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#2301149-14.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#992060-1.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1112029-2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#803201+17.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1501992-2.6
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen (-31.8 Elo, finished #333).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#778
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#14,803
in continent
World
#20,185
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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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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10
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2,549
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778🇳🇱Ahlers, Ben2,055
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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14803🇳🇱Ahlers, Ben2,055
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
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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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20185🇳🇱Ahlers, Ben2,055