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Been, Klaas

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FIDEFIDE 1021559· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1945

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Klaas Been, a 81-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1672. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. He had 4 career breaks: 46 months (2006–2010), 23 months (2010–2012), 16 months (2016–2018) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1799 was reached at age 68 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1672

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1799

−127 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 68

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#119,710

#119,710 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
82nd Dutch 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1672
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1481 → 1696
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 78
Jun 2023
2021
67th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1562
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
perf 1925 (+253) · 3.5/6 · #355
Top opponent
vs Maarin Meert 1,818
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-24
1696 → 1672
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/3#241736+5.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/1#3222586-7.0
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/6#3551925-24.2
Worst Elo result: 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent (-24.2 Elo, finished #355).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,151
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#83,037
in continent
World
#119,705
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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2,625
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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10
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2,549
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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119705🇳🇱Been, Klaas1,672