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Van den Bergh, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 1013904· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1952

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Ben Van Den Bergh, a 74-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1804. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4. His peak of 2040 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

1804

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2040

−236 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 52

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#75,071

#75,071 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2023
50th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1922
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1930
Nov 2019
2018
35th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2020
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Nov 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Nov 2017
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1933 → 1995
Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jop Dekker 1,923
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-79
1883 → 1804
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
3/ 1618.8%
2W4D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1951776-0.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/9#5391516-69.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#2861105-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1392619+8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1901787-2.4
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-69.0 Elo, finished #539).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,069
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#54,371
in continent
World
#75,071
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
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2,625
4
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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
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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
...
3069🇳🇱Van den Bergh, Ben1,804
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
...
54371🇳🇱Van den Bergh, Ben1,804
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
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2,753
...
75071🇳🇱Van den Bergh, Ben1,804