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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

#104,662

#104,662 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1716
at age 61 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1694 → returned at 1702
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1513 → 1708
Mar 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

Last 12 months — 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

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,886
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#73,840
in continent
World
#104,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
3886🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿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.
2,708
...
73840🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
104660🇳🇱Van der Mark, Niels1,714