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Van Lith, Arjan
🇳🇱FIDE 1033433· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989
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Arjan Van Lith, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2126 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/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 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including OSBO Snelschaakkampioenschap 2026) recently. His peak of 2178 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
2126
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2109
All-time high
2178
−52 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 35
Apr 2024 · age 35
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,132 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
63rd Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2126
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 2178
at age 35 · −52 from today
Apr 2024
100 career games
at age 35
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2135
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+33
2093 → 2126
Tournaments
9
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
8W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2886 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #160 | 2625 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #421 | 1771 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 2681 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #299 | 2022 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #180 | 2158 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #88 | 2899 | +10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #74 | 2839 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 2052 | -4.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#472
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#9,487
in continent
World
#13,132
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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