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Van Houwelingen, Leo

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FIDEFIDE 1018957· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967

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Leo Van Houwelingen, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1940. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8. He took a 15-month break between May 2010 and Sep 2011. His peak of 2100 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2006).

Current rating

1940

Standard

Rpd1979·Blz—

All-time high

2100

−160 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 39

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#38,775

#38,775 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1971 → 2014
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Nov 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Oct 2022
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Nov 2015
100 career games
at age 48
Feb 2015
2010
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2034 → returned at 2026
May 2010

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter SzakolczaiFM 2,125
40th European Club Cup (open) · Oct 2025 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
-11
1951 → 1940
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
11.5/ 2742.6%
5W13D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1732636+7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1002802+12.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#5471264-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4011959+0.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/9#3281884-15.0
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-15.0 Elo, finished #328).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#1,651
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#28,641
in continent
World
#38,775
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
...
1651🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940
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
...
28641🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940
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
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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
...
38775🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940