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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 63 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

#122,591

#122,591 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1637 → 1782
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1782
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

Last 12 months — 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
#4,200
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#84,744
in continent
World
#122,586
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
4200🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
84744🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
122586🇳🇱Van Delft, Karel1,664