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Polak, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 1039695· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1997

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Alexander Polak, a 29-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2118 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6. Also played 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2219 was reached at age 25 (May 2022).

At junior level, he reached #10 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2118

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2178

All-time high

2219

−101 pts below
May 2022 · age 25

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,776 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 27
Mar 2024
2022
82nd Dutch 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2219
May 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
May 2022
All-time peak 2219
at age 25 · −101 from today
May 2022
2021
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2185
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Babak TondivarFM 2,337
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 1 Round 9 · May 2025 · +14.5 Elo
Evolution
-51
2169 → 2118
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
12W3D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#1661507-4.8
Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/4#202363+21.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#72803+6.4
Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#401952-41.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#182878+8.6
Worst Elo result: Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250 (-41.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#509
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#9,977
in continent
World
#13,776
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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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
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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
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
509🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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9977🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
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13776🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118