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Van Essen, Mark

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FIDEFIDE 1012819· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1977

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Mark Van Essen, a 49-year-old Dutch Candidate Master, is rated 2176 — just 30 short of his peak of 2206 (Oct 2004, age 27) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 164 months (2006–2020) and 44 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 3 Round 9.

Awarded CM in 2004 (age 27).

Current rating

2176

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2206

−30 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 27

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,512 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
24th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2197
Sep 2024
2022
34th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2194
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2194 → returned at 2197
Apr 2020
2006
Inactive for 164 months
paused at 2198 → returned at 2194
Jul 2006
2004
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Oct 2004
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Oct 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2176 → 2176
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 3 Round 9
Team
May 20250.5/1#2411997-10.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#333
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#6,732
in continent
World
#9,512
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
333🇳🇱Van Essen, Mark2,176
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
6732🇳🇱Van Essen, Mark2,176
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
9512🇳🇱Van Essen, Mark2,176