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Van der Pol, Theo

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FIDEFIDE 1046055· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1955

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Theo Van Der Pol, a 71-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1737. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. His peak of 1776 was reached at age 60 (Sep 2015).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd1707·Blz—

All-time high

1776

−39 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 60

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#96,963

#96,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1581 → 1750
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Feb 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Dec 2022
100 career games
at age 67
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1548 → returned at 1587
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nao Okita 1,890
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6 · Feb 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
-6
1743 → 1737
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
4W6D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#912507+9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#4051890+4.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#1711662-5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250/1#476951-9.6
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group C
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/5#691789-3.2

Rankings

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Netherlands
#3,701
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#68,917
in continent
World
#96,962
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
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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
...
3701🇳🇱Van der Pol, Theo1,737
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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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
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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
...
68917🇳🇱Van der Pol, Theo1,737
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
🇺🇿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
...
96962🇳🇱Van der Pol, Theo1,737