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Verstraate, Bjorn

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FIDEFIDE 1021117· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Bjorn Verstraate, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1962 — just 19 short of his peak of 1981 (Oct 2025, age 37). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2008), 13 months (2010–2011) and 66 months (2014–2019). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7.

At junior level, he reached #41 and #46 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1962

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1981

−19 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 37

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,238

#34,238 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1981
at age 37 · −19 from today
Oct 2025
2014
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1898 → returned at 1897
May 2014
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 24
Dec 2012
2010
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1934
Mar 2010
2009
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1861 → 1922
Sep 2009
2008
41st Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1877
Oct 2008

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ron Deen 2,061
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9 · Apr 2026 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
-6
1968 → 1962
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#1412061+2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#1631195-9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1211898-2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#2161237-8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#972057+2.2

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,414
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#25,310
in continent
World
#34,238
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
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2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
1414🇳🇱Verstraate, Bjorn1,962
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
25310🇳🇱Verstraate, Bjorn1,962
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
34238🇳🇱Verstraate, Bjorn1,962