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Groot, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 1022342· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1957

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Simon Groot, a 69-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1933. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2010–2011), 20 months (2014–2016) and 19 months (2016–2017). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 64 (Dec 2021).

Current rating

1933

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2083

−150 pts below
Dec 2021 · age 64

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#40,343

#40,343 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 67
May 2024
2023
24th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2070
Sep 2023
2022
50th Dutch 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2082
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 2083
at age 64 · −150 from today
Dec 2021
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2043
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2038
May 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Coen StehouwerFM 2,282
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6 · Feb 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+8
1925 → 1933
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDhruv Kumar1,775·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7·R1·-14.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#566975-14.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3192282+7.6
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B
Swiss
Dec 20253/4#121997+6.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#127—+4.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#4381819-3.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,720
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#29,788
in continent
World
#40,343
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
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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
🇳🇱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
...
1720🇳🇱Groot, Simon1,933
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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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
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2,729
8
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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
...
29788🇳🇱Groot, Simon1,933
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
🇺🇿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
...
40343🇳🇱Groot, Simon1,933