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Smeets, Wouter

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FIDEFIDE 1023993· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1981

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Wouter Smeets, a 45-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1859. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2008–2011), 87 months (2012–2019) and 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1932 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1859

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1932

−73 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#58,854

#58,854 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1772 → 1932
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1932
at age 43 · −73 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Oct 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Jun 2023
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1780 → returned at 1760
Jul 2019
2012
Inactive for 87 months
paused at 1718 → returned at 1780
Mar 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wessel Van Wyk 2,030
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group B · Jun 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-40
1899 → 1859
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
1W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#6451077-9.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4221931+1.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#4581125-8.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#3051918+1.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#5981137-8.4
Worst Elo result: 17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group B (-16.2 Elo, finished #131).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,508
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#43,076
in continent
World
#58,854
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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