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Van Laatum, Maarten

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FIDEFIDE 1037153· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1986

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Maarten Van Laatum, a 40-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1960. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1, and 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2013–2015) and 35 months (2016–2019). His peak of 2160 was reached at age 24 (Jul 2010).

Current rating

1960

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2074

All-time high

2160

−200 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 24

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34,647

#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2023
100 career games
at age 37
May 2023
2022
77th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2063
Apr 2022
2016
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
2010 → 2058
Dec 2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2058 → returned at 2083
Sep 2016
2013
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2028 → returned at 2023
Jun 2013
2010
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Jul 2010

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Klaus Rechner 2,255
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-19
1979 → 1960
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
3W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4081988+0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#1202722+9.4
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/8#2261842-29.0
Worst Elo result: 46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent (-29.0 Elo, finished #226).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,420
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#25,608
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,636
4
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5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
1420🇳🇱Van Laatum, Maarten1,960
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
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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25608🇳🇱Van Laatum, Maarten1,960
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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34646🇳🇱Van Laatum, Maarten1,960