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Sala, Frank

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FIDEFIDE 1027620· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1944

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Frank Sala, a 82-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1623. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1832 was reached at age 69 (Aug 2013).

Current rating

1623

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1832

−209 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 69

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#137,687

#137,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
65th Dutch 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1669
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1492 → 1668
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
2020
49th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1641
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1621
Feb 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 74
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ahmet Bozkurt 1,748
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6 · Feb 2026 · +3.4 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
finished #3 (seeded #222 of 1030)
Evolution
-46
1669 → 1623
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
9/ 2437.5%
5W9D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260/1#3941051-4.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1741707+2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1871748+3.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/8#2621577-12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#32443+10.6
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - C (-46.2 Elo, finished #28).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,378
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#93,282
in continent
World
#137,679
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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3
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2,625
4
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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
...
4378🇳🇱Sala, Frank1,623
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
93282🇳🇱Sala, Frank1,623
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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137679🇳🇱Sala, Frank1,623