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Van der Wijst, Henk

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FIDEFIDE 1044591· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954

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Henk Van Der Wijst, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1970 — just 18 short of his peak of 1988 (May 2024, age 70). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8.

Current rating

1970

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1988

−18 pts below
May 2024 · age 70

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,687

#32,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2025
52nd Dutch 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1964
Nov 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Dec 2024
77th Dutch 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1988
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1988
at age 70 · −18 from today
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1783 → 1934
Jan 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bram Van Huygevoort 1,942
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8 · Mar 2026 · +8.9 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
finished #2 (seeded #182 of 720)
Evolution
+14
1956 → 1970
Tournaments
7
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#6551141-11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1682736+9.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#22742+9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4171950-0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#4771134-10.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,346
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#24,163
in continent
World
#32,687
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
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
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
1346🇳🇱Van der Wijst, Henk1,970
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
24163🇳🇱Van der Wijst, Henk1,970
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
32687🇳🇱Van der Wijst, Henk1,970