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Philipsen, Niek

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FIDEFIDE 1048660· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Niek Philipsen, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1959 — just 7 short of his peak of 1966 (Jan 2026, age 38). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen.

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1966

−7 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 38

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#34,834

#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
All-time peak 1966
at age 38 · −7 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1812 → 1910
Nov 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1932
Feb 2024
2018
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1919
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 29
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marcos Ivan Quintana Hernandez 1,947
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2 · Nov 2025 · +19.8 Elo
Evolution
+49
1910 → 1959
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#672593+5.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#1992739+9.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/3#4961645-23.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#1042667+15.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2541877-3.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#1342747+20.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#372743+22.0
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen (-23.2 Elo, finished #496).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,434
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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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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25752🇳🇱Philipsen, Niek1,959
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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