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Smaal, Lourens

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FIDEFIDE 1011545· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1969

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Lourens Smaal, a 57-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1942 — just 18 short of his peak of 1960 (Mar 2025, age 56). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2010–2014), 25 months (2014–2016) and 70 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4.

Current rating

1942

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1960

−18 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 56

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#38,372

#38,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1960
at age 56 · −18 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1916 → 1955
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Dec 2023
2017
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1916
Apr 2017
2014
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1929
Aug 2014
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Nov 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-18
1960 → 1942
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
0W3D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3991807-3.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#3951268-6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2681810-4.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2131858-2.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,632
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#28,357
in continent
World
#38,372
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,625
4
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5
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2,589
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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1632🇳🇱Smaal, Lourens1,942
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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28357🇳🇱Smaal, Lourens1,942
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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38372🇳🇱Smaal, Lourens1,942