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De Rover, Yong Hoon
IM🇳🇱FIDE 1010298· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1979
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Yong Hoon De Rover, a 47-year-old Dutch International Master, is rated 2295 and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2295 and 2327 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 12-month break between Mar 2013 and Apr 2014. His peak of 2430 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2019, Dutch #44 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 39).
Current rating
2295
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2365
All-time high
2430
−135 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 40
Jan 2019 · age 40
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#132 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
16 entries2025
11th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2327
Nov 2025
2022
9th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2368
Mar 2022
2019
Peak Dutch rank: #44
at age 40 · rated 2430
Jan 2019
All-time peak 2430
at age 40 · −135 from today
Jan 2019
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 39 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 39
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
2324 → 2295
Tournaments
16
29 games
Score
12/ 2941.4%
12W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #757 | 2236 | -0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #127 | 2368 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #718 | 2114 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #179 | 1648 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #680 | 2284 | -0.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 3091 | +4.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #947 | 2100 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #218 | 1596 | -3.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #198 | 1253 | -8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1313 | 1405 | -6.5 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#132
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#2,843
in continent
World
#4,265
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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