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Bottenberg, Frans

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FIDEFIDE 1017721· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1951

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Frans Bottenberg, a 75-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1955. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4. He took a 12-month break between Feb 2015 and Mar 2016. His peak of 2177 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1955

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2177

−222 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 57

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#35,632

#35,632 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
21st Dutch 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2024
Dec 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Dec 2019
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1964 → 2002
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Jun 2019
2017
31st Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2037
Feb 2017
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2043 → returned at 2052
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andre Hoffmann 2,034
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-42
1997 → 1955
Tournaments
3
12 games
Score
3.5/ 1229.2%
3W4D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#6061023-14.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/8#3651904-18.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#6001198-10.0
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-18.4 Elo, finished #365).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#1,502
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,632
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
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
1502🇳🇱Bottenberg, Frans1,955
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
...
26339🇳🇱Bottenberg, Frans1,955
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
35632🇳🇱Bottenberg, Frans1,955