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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

#92,871

#92,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

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

/
Netherlands
#3,564
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#66,316
in continent
World
#92,869
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,728
3
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2,636
4
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2,592
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
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
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2,549
...
3564🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749
Europe
1
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2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
66316🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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92869🇳🇱Van Velthoven, Paul1,749