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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 2014. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 17 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). 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

2014

Standard

Rpd2162·Blz—

All-time high

2269

−255 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 49

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#25,405

#25,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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
2016
30th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2190
Mar 2016
2015
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2172 → 2210
Apr 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alan Agnew 2,065
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rouinds 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-19
2033 → 2014
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
2W6D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20261/3#561771-20.4
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
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Bishops Rounds 9-11 (-20.4 Elo, finished #56).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#980
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#18,760
in continent
World
#25,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,636
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
...
980🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,014
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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18760🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,014
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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25405🇳🇱Talsma, Paul2,014