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Aben, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1029495· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1981

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Paul Aben, a 45-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1957 — just 22 short of his peak of 1979 (Dec 2024, age 43). He has fluctuated between 1915 and 1979 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7.

Current rating

1957

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1979

−22 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 43

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#35,238

#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
97th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1979
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1979
at age 43 · −22 from today
Dec 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 41
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1942
Mar 2020
2010
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1846 → 1909
May 2010
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gerard Van den Berg 2,015
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+4
1953 → 1957
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
9.5/ 1659.4%
7W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1232662+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2832015+1.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#862644+7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#242782+11.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2711949+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#792778+11.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#3651217-7.4
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#941820-31.0
Worst Elo result: HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 (-31.0 Elo, finished #94).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,460
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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