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VH
Valks, Henny
🇳🇱FIDE 1017837· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1957
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Henny Valks, a 69-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1645. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E3 round-robin tournament, EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus, and 40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 52 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1716 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1645
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1716
−71 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#130,075
#130,075 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1707 → returned at 1710
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1527 → 1707
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1716
at age 67 · −71 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
1707 → 1645
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
7/ 2626.9%
3W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #9 | 1545 | -48.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/8 | #84 | 1621 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #77 | 1724 | +2.8 |
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E3 round-robin tournament (-48.2 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,262
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#89,069
in continent
World
#130,069
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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