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Valks, Henny

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FIDEFIDE 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), 12 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

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#129,544

#129,544 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
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 (+189 Elo)
1527 → 1716
Mar 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jolan Debucke 1,976
40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
-62
1707 → 1645
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
7/ 2626.9%
3W8D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E3 round-robin tournament
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/7#91545-48.2
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus
Open Swiss
Sep 20251.5/8#841621-17.0
40ste Internationaal Open van Geraardsbergen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/9#771724+2.8
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - E3 round-robin tournament (-48.2 Elo, finished #9).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,297
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#88,738
in continent
World
#129,538
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,735
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
...
4297🇳🇱Valks, Henny1,645
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
88738🇳🇱Valks, Henny1,645
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
🇺🇿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
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2,753
...
129538🇳🇱Valks, Henny1,645