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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 is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 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

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

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,233 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
11
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
11W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
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
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Netherlands
#442
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#8,803
in continent
World
#12,233
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
🇳🇱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
...
442🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137
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
🇭🇺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
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2,708
...
8803🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137
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
...
12233🇳🇱Romkes, Abel2,137