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Van der Knijff, Kees

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FIDEFIDE 1021338· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989

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Kees Van Der Knijff, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2024 — just 15 short of his peak of 2039 (Feb 2025, age 36). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2010–2012) and 116 months (2015–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship.

At junior level, he reached #39 and #31 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2024

Standard

Rpd1947·Blz—

All-time high

2039

−15 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 36

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#23,980

#23,980 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
82nd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2039
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2039
at age 36 · −15 from today
Feb 2025
2015
Inactive for 116 months
paused at 2026 → returned at 2039
May 2015
2013
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Dec 2013
2010
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1981
Mar 2010
2009
39th Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1968
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michel AdeimiCM 2,071
2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship · Nov 2025 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-15
2039 → 2024
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Lebanese Team Chess Championship
Team
Nov 20254/8#191963-14.6

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#944
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#17,667
in continent
World
#23,980
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
944🇳🇱Van der Knijff, Kees2,024
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
...
17667🇳🇱Van der Knijff, Kees2,024
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
...
23980🇳🇱Van der Knijff, Kees2,024