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Van Baar, Esper
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1049321· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1999
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Esper Van Baar, a 27-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2187 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2017).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #4, #3, #15 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2187
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2305
−118 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 18
Nov 2017 · age 18
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,858 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Feb 2024
500 career games
at age 25
Jan 2024
2022
54th Dutch 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2285
Apr 2022
2020
6-month rising streak
+47 Elo
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2232 → 2187
Tournaments
8
31 games
Score
15.5/ 3150.0%
9W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2612 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/9 | #382 | 2160 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #155 | 2213 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #40 | 2146 | -7.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2904 | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 3033 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #63 | 1881 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2126 | -24.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdwyn Mesman
🇳🇱NED·2211
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsRobin Reichardt
🇳🇱NED·2030
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsMax WarmerdamGM
🇳🇱NED·2520
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsSimon ElgersmaCM
🇳🇱NED·2200
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2021
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#300
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#6,235
in continent
World
#8,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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