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Smits, Eduard
🇳🇱FIDE 1044184· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1987
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Eduard Smits, a 39-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1962 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8. Also played 2 rapid (including Open Rapid Charlois Europoort April 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Open Blitz Charlois Europoort December 2025) recently.
Current rating
1962
Standard
Rpd1879·Blz1872
All-time high
1962
at best
Jun 2026 · age 39
Jun 2026 · age 39
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,235
#34,235 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1962
at age 39
Jun 2026
7-month rising streak
+62 Elo
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1865 → 1949
Apr 2026
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1914
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
1894 → 1962
Tournaments
11
17 games
Score
12/ 1770.6%
11W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | May 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | — | +5.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #96 | 2634 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #201 | 2693 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #79 | 2698 | +9.6 |
Tournament | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | — | +17.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1345 | -4.0 |
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #5 | — | +8.0 |
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | — | +1.2 |
Tournament | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 1936 | +7.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #84 | 2559 | +6.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPearl Uyttenhove
🇳🇱NED·1698
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsRik Wortman
🇳🇱NED·1725
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsCor De Wit
🇳🇱NED·1938
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsTimo Verschoor
🇳🇱NED·1639
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Netherlands
#1,402
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#25,304
in continent
World
#34,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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