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Frans, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 1051547· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989

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Richard Frans, a 37-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2061 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group A. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 45 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

2061

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2061

at best
Apr 2026 · age 37

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,428 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
87th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2061
May 2026
All-time peak 2061
at age 37
Apr 2026
2020
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2033
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 30
Sep 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1926 → 2003
Sep 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 2138 (+83) · 5/9 · #174
Top opponent
vs Marc Schlette 2,189
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
+46
2015 → 2061
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
5W7D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#2112709+6.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/9#1742138+27.0
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group A
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#532098+12.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Netherlands
#754
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#14,227
in continent
World
#19,428
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,625
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
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10
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2,549
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754🇳🇱Frans, Richard2,061
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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14227🇳🇱Frans, Richard2,061
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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19428🇳🇱Frans, Richard2,061