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Van Liempt, Michael
🇳🇱FIDE 1012665· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989
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Michael Van Liempt, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2157 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6.
At junior level, he reached #51 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd2104·Blz2055
All-time high
2157
at best
May 2026 · age 37
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,778 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
53rd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2157
May 2026
All-time peak 2157
at age 37
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Apr 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
2111 → 2157
Tournaments
13
43 games
Score
27/ 4362.8%
24W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #234 | 1332 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 2260 | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2823 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #70 | 2879 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #62 | 2219 | +28.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #168 | 1284 | -10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #54 | 2708 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #203 | 1221 | -12.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #188 | 1338 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 1950 | -5.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#378
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#7,700
in continent
World
#10,778
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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