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Pijpers, Arthur
GM🇳🇱FIDE 1019554· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1994
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Arthur Pijpers, a 32-year-old Dutch Grandmaster, is rated 2486 — just 14 short of his peak of 2500 (Jul 2025, age 31) and ranked 21st among Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 10 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9. He reached Dutch #21 in Apr 2026.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 31) and IM in 2015 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U18, World #73 in U16, World #87 in U14 and #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2486
Standard
Rpd2444·Blz2446
All-time high
2500
−14 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 31
Jul 2025 · age 31
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#21
#21 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Dutch rank: #21
at age 32 · rated 2486
Apr 2026
2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 31 · 2024 2nd FIDE Council
Sep 2025
Crossed 2500
at age 31
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2500
at age 31 · −14 from today
Jul 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 30
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2474 → returned at 2479
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2492 → 2486
Tournaments
28
61 games
Score
41/ 6167.2%
29W24D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #61 | 2505 | +0.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #511 | 3266 | +4.7 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1645 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #344 | 3225 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2995 | +1.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #246 | 3129 | +3.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2940 | +1.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #51 | 2538 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2515 | +3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #647 | 2351 | -1.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNico ZwirsIM
🇳🇱NED·2434
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMax WarmerdamGM
🇳🇱NED·2520
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsThomas BeerdsenGM
🇳🇱NED·2518
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsStefan BeukemaIM
🇧🇪BEL·2383
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsStefan KuipersIM
🇳🇱NED·2454
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#21
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#412
in continent
World
#698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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