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Bouton, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 1033549· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1962

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Niels Bouton, a 64-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2020. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 4 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/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. His peak of 2107 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2018).

Current rating

2020

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2107

−87 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 56

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#24,554

#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
78th Dutch 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2037
Aug 2025
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2049
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2019
2018
64th Dutch 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2104
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 56
Oct 2018
Crossed 2100
at age 56
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alfonso Gallardo Banez 2,034
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8 · Mar 2026 · +10.4 Elo
Evolution
-17
2037 → 2020
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#19320220.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#4411245-9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1142834+10.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#792772+9.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1671658-1.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#3061241-9.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#4431188-11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#92797+9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4011103-13.6

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#953
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#18,108
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,636
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
...
953🇳🇱Bouton, Niels2,020
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
...
18108🇳🇱Bouton, Niels2,020
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
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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2,753
...
24554🇳🇱Bouton, Niels2,020