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Ootes, Lars
IM🇳🇱FIDE 1019708· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1991
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Lars Ootes, a 35-year-old Dutch International Master, is rated 2344 and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 9 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 7. His peak of 2422 was reached at age 25 (May 2016); he also reached Dutch #40 in Mar 2016.
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 24). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U18 and #2 and #3 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
2344
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2359
All-time high
2422
−78 pts below
May 2016 · age 25
May 2016 · age 25
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#80 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
17 entries2018
500 career games
at age 27
Sep 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Apr 2017
2016
All-time peak 2422
at age 25 · −59 from today
May 2016
Peak Dutch rank: #40
at age 25 · rated 2420
Mar 2016
2015
Crossed 2400
at age 24
Jul 2015
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 24
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2380 → 2344
Tournaments
10
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
13W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #34 | 2104 | -18.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2437 | +1.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 3236 | +5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2974 | +2.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2345 | -0.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #91 | 1679 | -3.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2781 | +0.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #400 | 2337 | -2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #86 | 1507 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #99 | 2215 | -16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTwan BurgGM
🇳🇱NED·2491
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsDimitri ReindermanGM
🇳🇱NED·2574
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsEtienne GoudriaanIM
🇳🇱NED·2329
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsStefan KuipersIM
🇳🇱NED·2454
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMerijn Van DelftIM
🇳🇱NED·2358
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#80
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#1,844
in continent
World
#2,838
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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