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Van Dam, Niels
🇳🇱FIDE 1012762· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1982
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Niels Van Dam, a 44-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). 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. Also played 1 rapid (including Maia Rapid Cup 2025 - Fonte de Amores) and 1 blitz events (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 41 (May 2023).
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz2050
All-time high
2151
−70 pts below
May 2023 · age 41
May 2023 · age 41
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2023
44th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2151
Sep 2023
All-time peak 2151
at age 41 · −70 from today
May 2023
2022
52nd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2137
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2115 → returned at 2120
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Dec 2019
2014
100 career games
at age 32
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2054 → 2081
Tournaments
10
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
5W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #148 | 1970 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2942 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #110 | 2147 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #101 | 2104 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #70 | 3117 | +16.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #140 | 1999 | -1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2801 | +8.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #153 | 1437 | -5.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #192 | 1332 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #148 | 2106 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#646
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#12,570
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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