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Oostvogels, Niek

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FIDEFIDE 1051725· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1984

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Niek Oostvogels, a 42-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1936. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6. His peak of 1986 was reached at age 40 (Nov 2024).

Current rating

1936

Standard

Rpd1899·Blz1892

All-time high

1986

−50 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 40

Activity

32

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39,667

#39,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
81st Dutch 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1976
Jun 2025
2024
All-time peak 1986
at age 40 · −50 from today
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1920 → returned at 1909
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 35
Sep 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1864 → 1944
Jun 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
perf 2083 (+175) · 5/7 · #121
Top opponent
vs Joel Van der Werf 2,117
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-39
1975 → 1936
Tournaments
13
43 games
Score
22.5/ 4352.3%
18W11D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

13 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1012762+11.6
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#182000+19.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1482838+14.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2181886-0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#3831262-5.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#2451833-3.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3151505-1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#3161185-7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#322721+10.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4021168-8.4
Worst Elo result: UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - B (-61.4 Elo, finished #68).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,682
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#29,297
in continent
World
#39,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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