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De Ruijter, Sylvain
🇳🇱FIDE 1044818· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1963
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Sylvain De Ruijter, a 63-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1842 — just 14 short of his peak of 1856 (Mar 2025, age 62). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1856
−14 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 62
Mar 2025 · age 62
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1856
at age 62 · −14 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1723 → 1846
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1744 → returned at 1856
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1741 → returned at 1723
Feb 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1856 → 1842
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #338 | 1796 | -13.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#2,642
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#46,503
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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