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Kuiper, Willem

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FIDEFIDE 1015729· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1955

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Willem Kuiper, a 71-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1783. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2006–2008) and 23 months (2009–2011). His peak of 1849 was reached at age 70 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1783

Standard

Rpd1822·Blz1728

All-time high

1849

−66 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 70

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#81,699

#81,699 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1712 → 1849
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1849
at age 70 · −66 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 63
Jun 2018
2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Sep 2011
2009
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1787
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paul Aben 1,953
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +4.3 Elo
Evolution
-44
1827 → 1783
Tournaments
6
17 games
Score
6.5/ 1738.2%
6W3D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1122630+11.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1222574+10.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#2091723-3.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#614843-14.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#515835-14.2
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#1631686-33.8
Worst Elo result: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 (-33.8 Elo, finished #163).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,249
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#58,893
in continent
World
#81,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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9
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10
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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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2,721
9
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10
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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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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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