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Baselmans, Sam
🇳🇱FIDE 1048139· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1999
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Sam Baselmans, a 27-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2264 — just 26 short of his peak of 2290 (Mar 2026, age 27) and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 14 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6.
Earned a IM norm at Dutch Team Competition 2022-2023 - Meesterklasse Round 9. At junior level, he reached #6, #19 and #19 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2264
Standard
Rpd2169·Blz2133
All-time high
2290
−26 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 27
Mar 2026 · age 27
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#178 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
18 entries2026
39th Dutch 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2290
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2290
at age 27 · −26 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Mar 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2274 → 2264
Tournaments
28
39 games
Score
22.5/ 3957.7%
17W11D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1466 | 1640 | -5.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 1567 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1410 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2780 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #812 | 2363 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2725 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1546 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1256 | 1724 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2843 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2964 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#178
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#3,583
in continent
World
#5,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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