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Van der Leij, Arjan

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FIDEFIDE 1018850· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1972

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Arjan Van Der Leij, a 54-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2063 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) recently. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 45 (May 2017).

Current rating

2063

Standard

Rpd2060·Blz1944

All-time high

2095

−32 pts below
May 2017 · age 45

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
75th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2070
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jan 2024
2022
80th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2046
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2057 → returned at 2055
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 45
Jul 2017
79th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2095
May 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Randy Van Houtte 2,139
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
+1
2062 → 2063
Tournaments
10
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
9W5D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2312057-0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1802017-1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#3321556-3.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#1402049-1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3611615-2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#822848+9.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#262470+1.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1052939+12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#3491163-12.8
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#432053-0.2

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#739
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#14,057
in continent
World
#19,208
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
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739🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063
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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14057🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063
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
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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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2,753
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19208🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063