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Van Nieuwkerk, Dirk

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FIDEFIDE 1015257· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1953

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Dirk Van Nieuwkerk, a 73-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1841 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). 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 6. He took a 50-month break between Sep 2015 and Dec 2019.

Current rating

1841

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1841

at best
Apr 2026 · age 73

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#63,920

#63,920 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1841
at age 73
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1636 → 1828
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Nov 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Dec 2022
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Sep 2015
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1713
Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dick Stavast 2,030
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur ochtend · Oct 2025 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
+21
1820 → 1841
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W2D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3681986+4.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#772808+14.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#6001111-7.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1462740+13.4
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur ochtend
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/6#321809-1.2

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,690
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#46,678
in continent
World
#63,920
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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2690🇳🇱Van Nieuwkerk, Dirk1,841
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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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
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46678🇳🇱Van Nieuwkerk, Dirk1,841
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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63920🇳🇱Van Nieuwkerk, Dirk1,841