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Lemkes, Herman

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FIDEFIDE 1046357· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1943

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Herman Lemkes, a 83-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1679. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - B. His peak of 1790 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2016).

Current rating

1679

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1790

−111 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 73

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#117,247

#117,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
46th Dutch 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1744
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1571 → 1744
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Mar 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1744 → returned at 1679
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 77
Feb 2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1572 → returned at 1571
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wim Dekker 1,707
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - B · Jul 2025 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
-65
1744 → 1679
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
0.5/ 86.3%
0W1D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Jul 20250.5/8#751296-65.0
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - B (-65.0 Elo, finished #75).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,118
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#81,587
in continent
World
#117,243
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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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
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2,549
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4118🇳🇱Lemkes, Herman1,679
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
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81587🇳🇱Lemkes, Herman1,679
World
1
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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
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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117243🇳🇱Lemkes, Herman1,679