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Breurkes, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 1042580· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1959

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Richard Breurkes, a 67-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1777. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 22 months (2016–2018) and 32 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1848 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2015).

Current rating

1777

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1848

−71 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 56

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#83,591

#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1657 → 1789
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1743
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Feb 2018
2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1795 → returned at 1813
Mar 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Diaz Maguina 1,820
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4 · Dec 2025 · +0.9 Elo
Evolution
-11
1788 → 1777
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
3W8D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2691805+0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#365941-11.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#2211784-1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2271820+0.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#1911773-0.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,310
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#60,177
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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7
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2,764
8
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