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Van der Eng, Henk

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FIDEFIDE 1026542· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1951

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Henk Van Der Eng, a 75-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1916 — just 5 short of his peak of 1921 (Dec 2025, age 74). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3.

Current rating

1916

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1921

−5 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 74

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,297

#44,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
73rd Dutch 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 1921
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1921
at age 74 · −5 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1849 → 1913
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1849
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Feb 2019
2017
78th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1880
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan Geus 1,889
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5 · Mar 2026 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
0
1916 → 1916
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#972689+9.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#1961733-15.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#512532+5.2
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen (-15.2 Elo, finished #196).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,907
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#32,656
in continent
World
#44,297
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
🇳🇱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
...
1907🇳🇱Van der Eng, Henk1,916
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
...
32656🇳🇱Van der Eng, Henk1,916
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
44297🇳🇱Van der Eng, Henk1,916