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Van Sonderen, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1026798· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1951

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Paul Van Sonderen, a 75-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1768. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2016–2019) and 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025. His peak of 1948 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2008).

Current rating

1768

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1948

−180 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 57

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#86,513

#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1712 → 1828
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1720 → returned at 1712
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 68
Sep 2019
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1720
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Veronique Hijl 1,684
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
-27
1795 → 1768
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/8#1791674-27.2
Worst Elo result: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 (-27.2 Elo, finished #179).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,402
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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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
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3402🇳🇱Van Sonderen, Paul1,768
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
...
62137🇳🇱Van Sonderen, Paul1,768
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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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
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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86511🇳🇱Van Sonderen, Paul1,768