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Van Dael, Siem
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1049771· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2004
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Siem Van Dael, a 22-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2336 and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2390 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2021, Dutch #64 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #66 in U18, World #72 in U16, World #29 in U14, World #44 in U12 and #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U10.
Current rating
2336
Standard
Rpd2278·Blz2205
All-time high
2390
−54 pts below
Aug 2021 · age 17
Aug 2021 · age 17
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#92 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
29 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Mar 2026
2024
1,000 career games
at age 20
May 2024
2023
1st Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2374
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2267 → 2336
Tournaments
19
27 games
Score
20/ 2774.1%
18W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #610 | 2202 | -3.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1677 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #97 | 2369 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 3095 | +9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 3069 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #250 | 2657 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3011 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #73 | 2866 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #364 | 3119 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3036 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLiam VrolijkGM
🇳🇱NED·2517
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThomas BeerdsenGM
🇳🇱NED·2518
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSipke ErnstGM
🇳🇱NED·2540
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsNico ZwirsIM
🇳🇱NED·2434
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2472
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#92
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#1,972
in continent
World
#3,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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