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Van der Mark, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 1051326· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1965

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Niels Van Der Mark, a 61-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1714 — just 2 short of his peak of 1716 (Feb 2026, age 61). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen.

Current rating

1714

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1716

−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 61

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#104,856

#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 61 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1513 → 1694
Apr 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1694 → returned at 1702
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 59
Feb 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 59
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jim Klooster 1,910
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9 · Apr 2026 · +10.2 Elo
Evolution
+20
1694 → 1714
Tournaments
6
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#2961910+10.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#6661073-11.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/2#1542531+1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#222457+18.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#6311182-6.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#3621845+8.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,849
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#74,017
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,636
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
3849🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
74017🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
104853🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714