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Romkes, Abel

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FIDEFIDE 1047167· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1995

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Abel Romkes, a 31-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2137 — his current career high and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 16 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8.

At junior level, he reached #23 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2137

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2137

at best
Sep 2025 · age 30

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,264 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 2137
at age 30
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 30
Mar 2025
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2029 → returned at 2038
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 24
Feb 2019
2017
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Oct 2017
2015
23rd Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1961
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
perf 2199 (+62) · 6.5/9 · #13
Top opponent
vs Jasel LopezIM 2,329
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+19
2118 → 2137
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
10W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#542692+4.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#212781+6.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#592200+2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#352760+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#292837+8.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1391308-10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#1231463-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250/1#1491376-9.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#942126-0.4
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#132199+19.4
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#440
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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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
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10
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2,549
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440🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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
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8825🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137
World
1
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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
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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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12264🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137