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Van den Bighelaar, Joost

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FIDEFIDE 1035975· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1974

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Joost Van Den Bighelaar, a 52-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2051 — just 27 short of his peak of 2078 (Mar 2015, age 41) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 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. He took a 16-month break between May 2018 and Oct 2019.

Current rating

2051

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1964

All-time high

2078

−27 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 41

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
80th Dutch 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2051
May 2026
2022
77th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2049
Apr 2022
2019
80th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2044
Nov 2019
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2032 → returned at 2044
May 2018
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1967 → 2029
Mar 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Mar 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ger JanssenCM 2,173
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9 · Apr 2026 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
+23
2028 → 2051
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#532973+13.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#3631292-8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1332813+9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2782062+0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#382884+11.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#692816+9.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#3201320-7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2272043+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4371340-7.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#796
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#15,166
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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796🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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15166🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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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
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20658🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051