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Plug, Arjan

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FIDEFIDE 1011600· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1964

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Arjan Plug, a 62-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1815. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B. His peak of 2023 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2023

−208 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 40

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,649

#71,649 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1741 → 1856
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1833
Feb 2020
2011
100 career games
at age 47
Jan 2011
2004
99th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2023
Apr 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open
perf 2020 (+189) · 4/7 · #190
Top opponent
vs Abanoub Eskandar 2,026
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open · Aug 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-22
1837 → 1815
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
5W8D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/2#472599-1.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/2#1541965+7.0
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/5#221667-22.2
Brugse Meesters 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#1902020-6.0
Worst Elo result: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B (-22.2 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,968
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#52,016
in continent
World
#71,649
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
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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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2,560
10
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2,549
...
2968🇳🇱Plug, Arjan1,815
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
...
52016🇳🇱Plug, Arjan1,815
World
1
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2,840
2
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
71649🇳🇱Plug, Arjan1,815