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Van der Kaap, Jos

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FIDEFIDE 1021281· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1981

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Jos Van Der Kaap, a 45-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2237 — just 6 short of his peak of 2243 (Jan 2009, age 28) and sitting in the top 5% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010) and 12 months (2014–2015).

Current rating

2237

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2243

−6 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 28

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#213 · Dutch players · of 4,671

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
21st Dutch 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2232
Nov 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 43
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2195 → 2237
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Nov 2022
2019
32nd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2213
May 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter ScheerenIM 2,358
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8 · Mar 2026 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
+14
2223 → 2237
Tournaments
10
16 games
Score
12.5/ 1678.1%
10W5D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsStefan ColijnFM2,254·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6·R2·-9.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#502674+2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#4471454-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1423158+13.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2411969-6.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#1462889+6.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2362162-2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#672702+2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1202859+5.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#1002767+3.8
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/7#522207-1.4

Rankings

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Netherlands
#213
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#4,363
in continent
World
#6,357
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
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
🇳🇱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
...
213🇳🇱Van der Kaap, Jos2,237
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
...
4363🇳🇱Van der Kaap, Jos2,237
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
6357🇳🇱Van der Kaap, Jos2,237