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Geertsma, Folkert-Jan

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FIDEFIDE 1013947· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1956

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Folkert-Jan Geertsma, a 70-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1960 — just 22 short of his peak of 1982 (Mar 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2017) and 16 months (2018–2019). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4.

Current rating

1960

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1982

−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,635

#34,635 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
All-time peak 1982
at age 68 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2023
69th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1972
Dec 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Oct 2022
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1900 → 1945
Jun 2022
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1900
May 2018
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1935
May 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Erik Van den Berg 1,839
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 4 Round 9 · May 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-17
1977 → 1960
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2971731-6.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#5161031-14.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#782630+6.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1372585+5.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3321454-8.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,434
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#25,600
in continent
World
#34,635
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
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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
...
1434🇳🇱Geertsma, Folkert-Jan1,960
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
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
25600🇳🇱Geertsma, Folkert-Jan1,960
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
🇺🇿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
...
34635🇳🇱Geertsma, Folkert-Jan1,960