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Sternau, Almar

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FIDEFIDE 1019740· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1973

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Almar Sternau, a 53-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1912. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2009–2012), 49 months (2013–2017) and 28 months (2017–2019). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A. His peak of 1949 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1912

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1977

All-time high

1949

−37 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 52

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#45,246

#45,246 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1949
at age 52 · −37 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1848 → 1941
Dec 2024
2017
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1874
Jul 2017
2013
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1873 → returned at 1876
May 2013
2009
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1886
Jul 2009
2006
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Jul 2006

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs David Baanstra 1,976
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +10.9 Elo
Evolution
-22
1934 → 1912
Tournaments
7
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
3W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#5881213-7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#4741360-4.0
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A
Swiss
Dec 20250.5/3#311712-16.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#3831712-5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1332776+11.2
Worst Elo result: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A (-16.2 Elo, finished #31).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,941
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#33,338
in continent
World
#45,246
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
...
1941🇳🇱Sternau, Almar1,912
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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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
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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
...
33338🇳🇱Sternau, Almar1,912
World
1
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2,840
2
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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
...
45246🇳🇱Sternau, Almar1,912