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Markus, Gijs

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FIDEFIDE 1020560· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1948

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Gijs Markus, a 78-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1730. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025, and 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. He had 3 career breaks: 40 months (2007–2010), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1832 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2012).

Current rating

1730

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1832

−102 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 64

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#99,478

#99,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
86th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1828
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1710 → 1828
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1713 → returned at 1808
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1715
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 70
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Guy Baete 1,877
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-78
1808 → 1730
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
9.5/ 2538.0%
4W11D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/8#2551688-11.8
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/7#2151689-24.4
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#2791694-42.0
Worst Elo result: 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent (-42.0 Elo, finished #279).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,732
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#70,583
in continent
World
#99,476
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
...
3732🇳🇱Markus, Gijs1,730
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
70583🇳🇱Markus, Gijs1,730
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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99476🇳🇱Markus, Gijs1,730