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Van Ruitenburg, Joost

FM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1010000· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1982

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Joost Van Ruitenburg, a 44-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2339 and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Dec 2012 and May 2014. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2023, Dutch #76 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2006 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2339

Standard

Rpd2315·Blz2260

All-time high

2371

−32 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#87 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

18 entries
2023
Peak Dutch rank: #76
at age 41 · rated 2371
Apr 2023
9th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2371
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2371
at age 41 · −32 from today
Apr 2023
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Dec 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Mar 2016
2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2326 → returned at 2324
Dec 2012

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ilias Van der LendeIM 2,407
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +12.1 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2
finished #1 (seeded #24 of 200)
Evolution
+21
2318 → 2339
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJasel LopezIM2,359·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7·R1·-9.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#603095+9.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#472905+5.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1102297-0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#1491559-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#902400+1.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#13207+12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#322777+2.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#87
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#1,917
in continent
World
#2,969
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
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2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
87🇳🇱Van Ruitenburg, Joost2,339
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
1917🇳🇱Van Ruitenburg, Joost2,339
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
2969🇳🇱Van Ruitenburg, Joost2,339