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Rijnaarts, Sjef

Rijnaarts, Sjef

FM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1014870· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1984

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Sjef Rijnaarts, a 42-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2268 and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 32 (Apr 2016, Dutch #69 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 24).

Current rating

2268

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2239

All-time high

2388

−120 pts below
Apr 2016 · age 32

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#170 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
16th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2277
Oct 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2359 → returned at 2349
Apr 2020
2016
Peak Dutch rank: #69
at age 32 · rated 2388
Apr 2016
All-time peak 2388
at age 32 · −120 from today
Apr 2016
2013
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
2287 → 2365
Mar 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michiel BosmanIM 2,309
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
0
2268 → 2268
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#362288+0.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#283003+8.4
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#512193-1.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#851456-10.4
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#662309+1.0

Rankings

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Netherlands
#170
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#3,472
in continent
World
#5,146
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
🇳🇱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
...
170🇳🇱Rijnaarts, Sjef2,268
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
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2,708
...
3472🇳🇱Rijnaarts, Sjef2,268
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5146🇳🇱Rijnaarts, Sjef2,268