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Van Baar, Esper

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FIDEFIDE 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 45 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

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,886 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stefan BekkerFM 2,380
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
-45
2232 → 2187
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
10.5/ 2247.7%
6W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#422612+2.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/9#3822160-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1552213+0.6
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group A
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/6#402146-7.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 2
Team
Oct 20251/1#162904+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#433033+11.4
Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 - A
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#631881-26.0
Worst Elo result: Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 - A (-26.0 Elo, finished #63).

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

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Netherlands
#301
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#6,253
in continent
World
#8,886
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,728
3
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2,636
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
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2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
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2,549
...
301🇳🇱Van Baar, Esper2,187
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
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
...
6253🇳🇱Van Baar, Esper2,187
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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8886🇳🇱Van Baar, Esper2,187