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Van Meerkerk, Jaap

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FIDEFIDE 1035894· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1949

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Jaap Van Meerkerk, a 77-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1793. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. His peak of 1854 was reached at age 66 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1793

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1854

−61 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 66

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#78,538

#78,538 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Feb 2026
2025
89th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1838
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1726 → 1842
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1745 → returned at 1739
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Willem Van der Linden 1,887
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6 · Feb 2026 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
+2
1791 → 1793
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W4D2L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsOmer Erkul1,604·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5·R1·-15.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260/1#344804-15.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2761887+2.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/2#1651945+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2181831+1.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#1002455+6.4
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5 (-15.2 Elo, finished #344).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,167
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#56,757
in continent
World
#78,538
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
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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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
...
3167🇳🇱Van Meerkerk, Jaap1,793
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
...
56757🇳🇱Van Meerkerk, Jaap1,793
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
...
78538🇳🇱Van Meerkerk, Jaap1,793