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Van Jaarsveld, Henk
🇳🇱FIDE 1038982· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1971
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Henk Van Jaarsveld, a 55-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1896. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 8 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. He took a 49-month break between Apr 2015 and Jun 2019. His peak of 1937 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1937
−41 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1863 → 1937
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1937
at age 53 · −41 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Sep 2022
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Jun 2019
2015
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1800
Apr 2015
First FIDE rating
1768 · at age 44
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1899 → 1896
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
6W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #87 | 2729 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #471 | 1226 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #300 | 1819 | -6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | — | +10.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #283 | 1914 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #95 | 1645 | -21.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #276 | 1838 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #52 | 1954 | +9.0 |