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Metselaar, Harold
🇳🇱FIDE 1040723· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967
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Harold Metselaar, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1918. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2013–2016) and 17 months (2016–2018). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda A Rondas 8-11. His peak of 1949 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz—
All-time high
1949
−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
100 career games
at age 58
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1899 → 1949
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1949
at age 57 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1929
Oct 2016
2013
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1928
Dec 2013
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 44
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1921 → 1918
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2745 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #152 | 2678 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #71 | 2406 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 980 | -13.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #437 | 1936 | +0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #534 | 1096 | -10.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #316 | 1819 | -2.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,857
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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