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Burg, Twan
GM🇳🇱FIDE 1010697· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1990
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Twan Burg, a 36-year-old Dutch Grandmaster, is rated 2491 and ranked 20th among Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 10 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8. His peak of 2536 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2019); he also reached World #464 in Jun 2023.
Awarded GM in 2015 (age 25), IM in 2010 (age 20), and FM in 2007 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #52 in U20, World #97 in U16, World #82 in U12 and #2 and #4 nationally in U18 and U14.
Current rating
2491
Standard
Rpd2539·Blz2422
All-time high
2536
−45 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 29
Nov 2019 · age 29
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
28 entries2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 35
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Nov 2024
2023
Peak Dutch rank: #14
at age 33 · rated 2531
Jul 2023
Peak World rank: #464
at age 33 · rated 2531
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2514 → returned at 2523
Apr 2020
2019
All-time peak 2536
at age 29 · −45 from today
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2505 → 2491
Tournaments
12
16 games
Score
7/ 1643.8%
3W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 3345 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2439 | -1.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2411 | -0.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 2654 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #153 | 2503 | +0.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1649 | -5.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #94 | 2303 | -4.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2220 | -3.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2406 | -1.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 3061 | +2.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoeland PruijssersGM
🇳🇱NED·2517
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsLars OotesIM
🇳🇱NED·2363
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2019
View head-to-head →
vsRobin SwinkelsGM
🇳🇱NED·2481
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2014
View head-to-head →
vsErik Van den DoelGM
🇳🇱NED·2549
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsFriso NijboerGM
🇳🇱NED·2418
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#20
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#382
in continent
World
#655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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