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Witkamp, Theo

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FIDEFIDE 1044672· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1958

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Theo Witkamp, a 68-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1736. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 15 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/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 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1849 was reached at age 56 (Feb 2014).

Current rating

1736

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1849

−113 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 56

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#97,299

#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 67
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1664 → 1797
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1660 → returned at 1666
Feb 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Dec 2016
2015
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1719
Feb 2015
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Feb 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Noah Sosef 1,970
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag · Oct 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
+4
1732 → 1736
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
9/ 2339.1%
10W4D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#582558+11.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#1941847+3.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/8#3871688-9.4
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/8#631664-16.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#912623+12.4
Worst Elo result: Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag (-16.0 Elo, finished #63).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,709
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#69,134
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,625
4
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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
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
3709🇳🇱Witkamp, Theo1,736
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
69134🇳🇱Witkamp, Theo1,736
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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97298🇳🇱Witkamp, Theo1,736