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Van Gelder, Jacques

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FIDEFIDE 1040545· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1957

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Jacques Van Gelder, a 69-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1815 — just 15 short of his peak of 1830 (May 2026, age 69). He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5.

Current rating

1815

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1830

−15 pts below
May 2026 · age 69

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#71,685

#71,685 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1830
at age 69 · −15 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1618 → 1791
Feb 2025
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2023
2020
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Apr 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1678 → returned at 1666
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
perf 2015 (+219) · 3/5 · #67
Top opponent
vs Gijs Gerritsen 2,017
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5 · Dec 2025 · +15.2 Elo
Evolution
+21
1794 → 1815
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
6.5/ 1934.2%
7W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep B
Open Swiss
May 20260/2#971115-15.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#712681+11.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2951931+3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#1292817+15.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3911924+3.4
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#672015+33.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2191787+0.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4331080-7.0
Dutch Open 2025 - Zesrondig 1
Open Swiss
Jul 20250/3#551050-25.2
Worst Elo result: Dutch Open 2025 - Zesrondig 1 (-25.2 Elo, finished #55).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,928
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#52,043
in continent
World
#71,684
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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3
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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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2,564
9
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10
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2928🇳🇱Van Gelder, Jacques1,815
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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52043🇳🇱Van Gelder, Jacques1,815
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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71684🇳🇱Van Gelder, Jacques1,815