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Van der Pluijm, Rick

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FIDEFIDE 1021443· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989

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Rick Van Der Pluijm, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1987 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 42 months (2016–2019), 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 28 months (2023–2025). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8.

At junior level, he reached #53 and #42 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1987

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1922

All-time high

1987

at best
May 2026 · age 37

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#29,636

#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1987
at age 37
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1913 → returned at 1960
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1877 → returned at 1887
Apr 2020
2016
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1855
May 2016
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 25
May 2014
2009
53rd Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1697
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alik TikranianFM 2,279
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9 · Apr 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+39
1948 → 1987
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#3352279+7.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#2132815+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#6071346-5.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4272148+4.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#1852733+9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#1112790+12.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,190
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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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
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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
...
1190🇳🇱Van der Pluijm, Rick1,987
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
21888🇳🇱Van der Pluijm, Rick1,987
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
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29635🇳🇱Van der Pluijm, Rick1,987