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Hoekstra, Ronald
🇳🇱FIDE 1034480· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1949
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Ronald Hoekstra, a 77-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1765 — just 15 short of his peak of 1780 (Mar 2025, age 76). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1821
All-time high
1780
−15 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 76
Mar 2025 · age 76
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,406
#87,406 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1780
at age 76 · −15 from today
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1624 → 1774
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1674 → returned at 1657
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Feb 2019
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2016
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1780 → 1765
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #269 | 1722 | -14.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,466
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#62,706
in continent
World
#87,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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