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Van Delft, Karel

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FIDEFIDE 1024027· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1956

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Karel Van Delft, a 70-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1664. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025 and Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASV Voorjaarstoernooi 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 57 months (2011–2016), 15 months (2017–2018) and 69 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1812 was reached at age 55 (Sep 2011).

Current rating

1664

Standard

Rpd1666·Blz1701

All-time high

1812

−148 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 55

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#122,926

#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1637 → 1709
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Sep 2024
2018
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1709
Nov 2018
2017
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1716 → returned at 1637
Jul 2017
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Sep 2011
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Sep 2011

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jos Landsheer 1,769
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B · Jul 2025 · +12.5 Elo
Evolution
-45
1709 → 1664
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
3/ 1225.0%
2W2D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/4#1241521-17.2
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/8#291570-28.4
Worst Elo result: Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B (-28.4 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,163
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#84,933
in continent
World
#122,920
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
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
4163🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664
Europe
1
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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
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
84933🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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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
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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122920🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664