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Van Someren, Rob

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FIDEFIDE 1014234· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1957

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Rob Van Someren, a 69-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1921. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2009–2011) and 90 months (2012–2019). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2005).

Current rating

1921

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2019

−98 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 48

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#43,000

#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1879 → 1926
Jan 2025
2012
Inactive for 90 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1926
Mar 2012
2009
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1994
Jan 2009
2005
95th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2019
Oct 2005
All-time peak 2019
at age 48 · −98 from today
Oct 2005
Crossed 2000
at age 48
Jul 2005

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marc Helder 2,120
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
-6
1927 → 1921
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#2541940+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2312120+5.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#5411023-12.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2311911-0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#5211270-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#4172004+2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1532576+6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#902718+10.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#5641100-10.8

Rankings

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Netherlands
#1,829
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
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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6
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7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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1829🇳🇱Van Someren, Rob1,921
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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31749🇳🇱Van Someren, Rob1,921
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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42999🇳🇱Van Someren, Rob1,921