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Van der Heijden, Alan

Van der Heijden, Alan

FM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1015265· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1978

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Alan Van Der Heijden, a 48-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2256 and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2007–2010), 18 months (2011–2012) and 12 months (2018–2019). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7. His peak of 2313 was reached at age 41 (Dec 2019).

Awarded FM in 2015 (age 37).

Current rating

2256

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2313

−57 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 41

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#184 · Dutch players · of 4,671

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
18th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2271
Feb 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 45
Mar 2023
2019
7th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2313
Dec 2019
All-time peak 2313
at age 41 · −57 from today
Dec 2019
2018
17th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2302
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Theo Jurrius 2,030
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-10
2266 → 2256
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#3361354-13.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#462822+4.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2942031-6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3002171-2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#142806+3.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#392830+4.0

Rankings

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Netherlands
#184
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#3,817
in continent
World
#5,608
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
3
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2,636
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
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
184🇳🇱Van der Heijden, Alan2,256
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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3817🇳🇱Van der Heijden, Alan2,256
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
5608🇳🇱Van der Heijden, Alan2,256