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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 55 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

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#81,600

#81,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
7
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
6W3D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 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
Worst Elo result: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 (-33.8 Elo, finished #163).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,284
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#58,789
in continent
World
#81,599
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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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
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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
...
3284🇳🇱Kuiper, Willem1,783
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
...
58789🇳🇱Kuiper, Willem1,783
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
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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81599🇳🇱Kuiper, Willem1,783