CChessStats
Format
VD

Van der Sanden, Martien

🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1033778· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1959

Follow Martien Van der SandenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Martien Van Der Sanden, a 67-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1927 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2011–2013), 15 months (2013–2014) and 23 months (2017–2019). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6.

Current rating

1927

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1927

at best
Dec 2025 · age 66

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#41,705

#41,705 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1927
at age 66
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1840 → 1919
Nov 2024
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1894
Feb 2017
2013
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1894
Feb 2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 54
Feb 2013
2011
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1868 → returned at 1882
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Boll 2,111
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+11
1916 → 1927
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
1W5D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2681868-1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3542111+4.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3351851-2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4001907-0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1862747+10.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,793
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#30,788
in continent
World
#41,705
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
1793🇳🇱Van der Sanden, Martien1,927
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
30788🇳🇱Van der Sanden, Martien1,927
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
41705🇳🇱Van der Sanden, Martien1,927