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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 10% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2013 and 2051 over the past 2 years. 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

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
10
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 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

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#801
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#15,150
in continent
World
#20,623
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
🇳🇱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
...
801🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051
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
...
15150🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051
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
...
20623🇳🇱Van den Bighelaar, Joost2,051