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Van de Laar, John

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FIDEFIDE 1038303· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967

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John Van De Laar, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1895 — just 17 short of his peak of 1912 (Feb 2026, age 59). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 31-month break between Jun 2014 and Feb 2017. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6.

Current rating

1895

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1817

All-time high

1912

−17 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 59

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#49,381

#49,381 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1912
at age 59 · −17 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1809 → 1897
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Jan 2024
2014
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1877
Jun 2014
2012
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Sep 2012
First FIDE rating
1877 · at age 45
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs John Heuts 1,917
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen · Jan 2026 · +0.1 Elo
Evolution
-2
1897 → 1895
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W4D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4151805-2.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3171874-0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#627976-13.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/2#2072645+6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#1942620+7.8

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,097
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#36,350
in continent
World
#49,381
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
...
2097🇳🇱Van de Laar, John1,895
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
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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
...
36350🇳🇱Van de Laar, John1,895
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
49381🇳🇱Van de Laar, John1,895