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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 +39 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

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,192 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group B
perf 2242 (+180) · 5/6 · #12
Top opponent
vs Randy Van Houtte 2,139
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
+29
2034 → 2063
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
17.5/ 2764.8%
14W7D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
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

Rankings

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Netherlands
#745
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#14,044
in continent
World
#19,192
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
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2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
745🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063
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
...
14044🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
19192🇳🇱Van der Leij, Arjan2,063