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Van Veelen, Thomas
🇳🇱FIDE 1032267· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1994
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Thomas Van Veelen, a 32-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2101 — just 16 short of his peak of 2117 (Nov 2025, age 31) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: DAN ANTIFASISTICKE BORBE 2025.) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2018) and 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #30 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1953
All-time high
2117
−16 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 31
Nov 2025 · age 31
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,309 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
2018 → 2117
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2117
at age 31 · −16 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 29
Jul 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
2057 → 2101
Tournaments
11
29 games
Score
14.5/ 2950.0%
10W9D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #184 | 1629 | -2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #193 | 1557 | -3.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #187 | 1486 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #150 | 2079 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2706 | +4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #103 | 2207 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #236 | 1358 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2263 | +41.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #172 | 1475 | -5.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 3027 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#577
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#11,124
in continent
World
#15,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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