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Van Velthoven, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1045806· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Paul Van Velthoven, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1749 — just 22 short of his peak of 1771 (Feb 2020, age 32). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Feb 2018 and Feb 2020. Recent appearances: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7 and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open C.

Current rating

1749

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1771

−22 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 32

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#92,738

#92,738 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1622 → 1747
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Feb 2024
2020
All-time peak 1771
at age 32 · −22 from today
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1718 → returned at 1771
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Jul 2017
Crossed 1500
at age 29
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open C
perf 2020 (+276) · 4.5/5 · #13
Top opponent
vs Tobias Van Essen 1,757
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open C · Dec 2025 · +0.4 Elo
Evolution
+12
1737 → 1749
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
6W1D3L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHanna Klimovich1,703·Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open C·R6·-11.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1662353+5.0
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open C
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/5#132020+7.2

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,595
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#66,210
in continent
World
#92,737
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
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
3595🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749
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
...
66210🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749
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
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
92737🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749