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Van Meegen, Ruud

Van Meegen, Ruud

FM🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1034995· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1996

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Ruud Van Meegen, a 30-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2303 — just 20 short of his peak of 2323 (May 2025, age 29) and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2277 and 2323 over the past 2 years. 47 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, and NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April.

Awarded FM in 2019 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #6, #9, #8 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2303

Standard

Rpd2204·Blz2251

All-time high

2323

−20 pts below
May 2025 · age 29

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#121 · Dutch players · of 4,695

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 29
Jul 2025
33rd Dutch 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2323
May 2025
All-time peak 2323
at age 29 · −20 from today
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Casper SchoppenGM 2,535
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Tienkamp · Jun 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
-14
2317 → 2303
Tournaments
25
46 games
Score
26.5/ 4657.6%
18W17D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDjad Maes2,037·HSG Open 2025 - Group A·R2·-16.1
2.[L]vsJoel Groenewoud2,159·HSG Open 2025 - Group A·R6·-13.4
3.[L]vsKobe VandenholeFM2,200·36ste Open van Leuven - Reeks A·R3·-12.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 20
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261/2#442299+0.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#3702814+3.2
NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April
Team
Apr 20261/1#382975+6.8
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#492272-0.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#732751+2.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Netherlands
#121
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#2,650
in continent
World
#3,995
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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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
...
121🇳🇱Van Meegen, Ruud2,303
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
...
2650🇳🇱Van Meegen, Ruud2,303
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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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
...
3995🇳🇱Van Meegen, Ruud2,303