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De Meester, Johan
🇳🇱FIDE 1013106· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1957
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Johan De Meester, a 69-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1758. He has fluctuated between 1747 and 1808 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and Wachtebeke Winter 2026 Swiss 55Plus. His peak of 1853 was reached at age 59 (Feb 2016).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz—
All-time high
1853
−95 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 59
Feb 2016 · age 59
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1728 → 1784
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 66
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1760 → returned at 1742
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Sep 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1785 → 1758
Tournaments
10
22 games
Score
7/ 2231.8%
4W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2272 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1047 | 1102 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #10 | 1852 | +14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #907 | 1695 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #613 | 1758 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1202 | 1084 | -6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1264 | 934 | -10.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1370 | 1025 | -8.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #1281 | 1237 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #206 | 1761 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,495
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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