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Paalman, Henk-Jan

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FIDEFIDE 1010549· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1978

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Henk-Jan Paalman, a 48-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2153 — just 25 short of his peak of 2178 (Jan 2020, age 42) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 65-month break between Apr 2020 and Oct 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8.

Current rating

2153

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2178

−25 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 42

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,052 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
42nd Dutch 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2162
Apr 2026
2022
44th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2159
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2163
Apr 2020
All-time peak 2178
at age 42 · −25 from today
Jan 2020
2018
48th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2160
Dec 2018
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
2101 → 2164
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ethan Chua 2,184
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
-6
2159 → 2153
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
2W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#1811384-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1392184+0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1302125-0.8
Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261/1#352768+5.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1332111-1.4

Rankings

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Netherlands
#394
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#7,909
in continent
World
#11,052
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
🇳🇱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
...
394🇳🇱Paalman, Henk-Jan2,153
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
...
7909🇳🇱Paalman, Henk-Jan2,153
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
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
11052🇳🇱Paalman, Henk-Jan2,153