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Talsma, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1018779· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1960

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Paul Talsma, a 66-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2034. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

2034

Standard

Rpd2162·Blz—

All-time high

2269

−235 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 49

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#22,662

#22,662 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
55th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2034
May 2026
2022
27th Dutch 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2152
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2136
Apr 2020
2017
26th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2185
Dec 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2172 → 2210
Apr 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alan Agnew 2,065
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
+1
2033 → 2034
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
2W4D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#142149+6.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#142030+0.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#261916-5.6

Rankings

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Netherlands
#886
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#16,688
in continent
World
#22,662
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
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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
🇳🇱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
...
886🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,034
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
...
16688🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,034
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
...
22662🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,034