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Sparreboom, Ronald
🇳🇱FIDE 1048244· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967
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Ronald Sparreboom, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1935 — just 18 short of his peak of 1953 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen.
Current rating
1935
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1993
All-time high
1953
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,871
#39,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
All-time peak 1953
at age 57 · −18 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1922 → returned at 1935
Feb 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1910 → 1941
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1941
Feb 2020
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 51
Feb 2018
First FIDE rating
1937 · at age 51
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1953 → 1935
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #165 | 1846 | -18.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,687
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#29,443
in continent
World
#39,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Netherlands
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