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Dekker, Willem
🇳🇱FIDE 1024299· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954
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Willem Dekker, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1601 — just 9 short of his peak of 1610 (Mar 2024, age 70). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2023–2025) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen.
Current rating
1601
Standard
Rpd1627·Blz1569
All-time high
1610
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#146,651
#146,651 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1610 → returned at 1601
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1338 → 1610
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1610
at age 70 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1610 → 1601
Tournaments
1
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
2W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #380 | 1641 | -9.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,415
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#98,120
in continent
World
#146,639
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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