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Veltman, Jelmer

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FIDEFIDE 1013041· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1986

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Jelmer Veltman, a 40-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2167 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2008–2010), 44 months (2012–2015) and 70 months (2015–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2199 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2011).

At junior level, he reached #20 and #22 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2167

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2199

−32 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 25

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#10,079 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
39th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2194
Nov 2025
2015
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2138
Dec 2015
2012
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2184 → returned at 2137
Mar 2012
2011
100 career games
at age 25
Jul 2011
All-time peak 2199
at age 25 · −32 from today
Jan 2011
2008
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2192
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sascha KurtFM 2,312
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A · Jun 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-6
2173 → 2167
Tournaments
10
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
7W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1182813+6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#3351225-13.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#82778+5.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2952121-1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3171311-12.0

Rankings

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Netherlands
#355
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#7,168
in continent
World
#10,079
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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3
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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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2,560
10
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2,549
...
355🇳🇱Veltman, Jelmer2,167
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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7168🇳🇱Veltman, Jelmer2,167
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
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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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10079🇳🇱Veltman, Jelmer2,167