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Dekker, Ard

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FIDEFIDE 1014528· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1955

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Ard Dekker, a 71-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1952 — just 11 short of his peak of 1963 (Mar 2024, age 69). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 15 months (2015–2016), 21 months (2016–2018), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2, and 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025.

Current rating

1952

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1963

−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#36,253

#36,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
55th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1952
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1933 → 1963
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1963
at age 69 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1955
Oct 2023
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1938
Aug 2022
83rd Dutch 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1932
May 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alexander Cupido 2,019
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4 · Nov 2025 · +11.9 Elo
Evolution
+1
1951 → 1952
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsPetr Stepan1,796·35th NATO Chess Championship 2025·R6·-13.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#1512819+12.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1022804+12.0
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#781844-22.8
Worst Elo result: 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 (-22.8 Elo, finished #78).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,510
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#26,775
in continent
World
#36,252
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1510🇳🇱Dekker, Ard1,952
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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9
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10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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36252🇳🇱Dekker, Ard1,952