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Sijpkens, Michiel

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FIDEFIDE 1013246· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989

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Michiel Sijpkens, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2068 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 191-month break between Oct 2007 and Oct 2023. Recent appearances: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A and CN 2. divisao 2024-25 r. 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Semirrapidas Braga 2025) recently. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2006).

At junior level, he reached #17, #12 and #6 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2068

Standard

Rpd2138·Blz2115

All-time high

2198

−130 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 17

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
85th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2068
May 2026
2008
17th Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2177
Jul 2008
2007
Inactive for 191 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2165
Oct 2007
12th Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2198
Jan 2007
2006
All-time peak 2198
at age 17 · −130 from today
Jul 2006
2005
6th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2197
Jan 2005

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adrian ClemensFM 2,075
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A · Dec 2025 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
+6
2062 → 2068
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#122100+5.6
CN 2. divisao 2024-25 r. 8-9
Open Swiss
May 20251/1#522646+4.6

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#722
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#13,646
in continent
World
#18,654
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
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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
...
722🇳🇱Sijpkens, Michiel2,068
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
...
13646🇳🇱Sijpkens, Michiel2,068
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
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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
...
18654🇳🇱Sijpkens, Michiel2,068