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Balm, Robert

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FIDEFIDE 1040995· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1970

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Robert Balm, a 56-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1604. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. His peak of 1654 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1604

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1654

−50 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 55

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#144,871

#144,871 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1654
at age 55 · −50 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+275 Elo)
1372 → 1647
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 54
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
May 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Evolution
-43
1647 → 1604
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
0/ 90.0%
3W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#4761069-3.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#334766-12.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/2#549834-20.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#378948-7.2
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-20.4 Elo, finished #549).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,440
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#97,137
in continent
World
#144,859
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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
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2,549
...
4440🇳🇱Balm, Robert1,604
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
...
97137🇳🇱Balm, Robert1,604
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
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
144859🇳🇱Balm, Robert1,604