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Van Rijkom, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 1031180· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954

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Eric Van Rijkom, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1815. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 31 months (2014–2017), 17 months (2017–2019) and 56 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. His peak of 1865 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1865

−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#71,685

#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1788 → 1856
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1865
at age 70 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Feb 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Feb 2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1801 → returned at 1788
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Andre Buter 1,898
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen · Jan 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-18
1833 → 1815
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsAndre Buter1,898·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen·R2·+2.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/3#2461573-18.2
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen (-18.2 Elo, finished #246).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,928
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#52,043
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
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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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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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
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52043🇳🇱Van Rijkom, Eric1,815
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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