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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 51 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

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,780 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adam Gyorfi 2,169
Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250 · Feb 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-51
2169 → 2118
Tournaments
11
26 games
Score
12.5/ 2648.1%
11W3D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
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
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep A
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/5#352026-16.6
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#891398-8.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1811427-8.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#512633+6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#1391394-9.2
Worst Elo result: Budapest Spring Festival 2026 - U2250 (-41.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#502
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#9,972
in continent
World
#13,780
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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7
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8
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9
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10
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502🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118
Europe
1
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2
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3
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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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9972🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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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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13780🇳🇱Polak, Alexander2,118