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Van der Velden, Bram

CM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1015753· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Bram Van Der Velden, a 38-year-old Dutch Candidate Master, is rated 2124 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2122 and 2160 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A, 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 45 months (2013–2017) and 14 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2230 was reached at age 20 (Jul 2008).

Awarded CM in 2015 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #14 and #18 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2124

Standard

Rpd2207·Blz2185

All-time high

2230

−106 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 20

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
41st Dutch 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2184
Jan 2024
2022
97th Dutch 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2193
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2193 → returned at 2192
Jul 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Apr 2018
2015
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Helmut CardonIM 2,287
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-11
2135 → 2124
Tournaments
9
31 games
Score
18/ 3158.1%
14W8D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
29. Wertheraner Schloss-Open 2026 Gruppe A
Swiss
Mar 20264/7#62171+5.0
3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A
Swiss
Mar 20264/7#402004-24.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#851502-6.0
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/3#152160+2.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#952175+9.6
Worst Elo result: 3rd International Open Katerini chess 2026 - A (-24.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#484
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#9,591
in continent
World
#13,274
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
484🇳🇱Van der Velden, Bram2,124
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
9591🇳🇱Van der Velden, Bram2,124
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
13274🇳🇱Van der Velden, Bram2,124