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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 8 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

#38,760

#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

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

12 events
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
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2301898-1.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3871941+0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3202111+4.6
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20251.5/6#6031891-11.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#3681164-9.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-15.0 Elo, finished #328).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,628
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#28,629
in continent
World
#38,759
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
...
1628🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940
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
...
28629🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940
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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38759🇳🇱Van Houwelingen, Leo1,940