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Poelstra, Ben

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FIDEFIDE 1018604· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1951

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Ben Poelstra, a 75-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1938. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8. His peak of 2148 was reached at age 59 (Sep 2010).

Current rating

1938

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1951

All-time high

2148

−210 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 59

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39,212

#39,212 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2023
9-month rising streak
+65 Elo
May 2023
2022
40th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1963
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1979
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 69
Feb 2020
2017
27th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2035
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Senioren- en Veteranen Kampioenschap van Nederland 2025
perf 2074 (+90) · 3/6 · #36
Top opponent
vs Guust Homs 2,146
Senioren- en Veteranen Kampioenschap van Nederland 2025 · Jul 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-53
1991 → 1938
Tournaments
11
29 games
Score
12.5/ 2943.1%
11W5D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#5621212-8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1882773+11.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1982713+9.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/3#2981325-15.8
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Vierkampen
Round-Robin
Dec 20251.5/3#271900-2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#682777+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#4571147-9.8
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#501962-21.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#3151091-12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#5091283-6.8
Worst Elo result: Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag (-21.4 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,654
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#28,956
in continent
World
#39,211
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1654🇳🇱Poelstra, Ben1,938
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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28956🇳🇱Poelstra, Ben1,938
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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39211🇳🇱Poelstra, Ben1,938