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Van Caspel, Ruud

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FIDEFIDE 1018809· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1952

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Ruud Van Caspel, a 74-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1946. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados and III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65. He had 5 career breaks: 64 months (2009–2015), 15 months (2016–2017), 13 months (2017–2018), 17 months (2018–2020) and 33 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2148 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2006).

Current rating

1946

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2148

−202 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 54

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,531

#37,531 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 74
Jan 2026
2023
19th Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2050
Jan 2023
2020
20th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2077
Oct 2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2077 → returned at 2050
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2075 → returned at 2077
Aug 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jun 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Emili Simon PadrosFM 2,079
III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65 · Nov 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-23
1969 → 1946
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
6W7D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#1541889-10.6
III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#191900-12.4

Rankings

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Netherlands
#1,599
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#27,748
in continent
World
#37,531
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
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2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
1599🇳🇱Van Caspel, Ruud1,946
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
...
27748🇳🇱Van Caspel, Ruud1,946
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
37531🇳🇱Van Caspel, Ruud1,946