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Karstens, Lex

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FIDEFIDE 1037617· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1960

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Lex Karstens, a 66-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1899 — just 27 short of his peak of 1926 (Mar 2024, age 64). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8.

Current rating

1899

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1926

−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#48,363

#48,363 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
All-time peak 1926
at age 64 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1874
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Feb 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)
1861 → 1909
Dec 2018
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Jan 2011
First FIDE rating
1861 · at age 51
Jan 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luc Sol 1,924
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
+8
1891 → 1899
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
5W5D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAren Margaryan1,811·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R2·-12.0
2.[L]vsJan Van der Knaap1,862·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R6·-10.6
3.[L]vsIvan Ponomarev1,942·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R3·-8.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1132647+8.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#2062695+10.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3651784-2.6
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#2391850-14.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2591919+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2111764-3.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2821888-0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#212651+8.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,038
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#35,627
in continent
World
#48,362
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,764
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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9
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10
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35627🇳🇱Karstens, Lex1,899
World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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48362🇳🇱Karstens, Lex1,899