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Zijlstra, Pascal

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FIDEFIDE 1052527· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Pascal Zijlstra, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1978 — just 10 short of his peak of 1988 (Apr 2026, age 38). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8.

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1903

All-time high

1988

−10 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 38

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#31,159

#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1934 → 1988
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1988
at age 38 · −10 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Apr 2026
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Apr 2022
First FIDE rating
1916 · at age 34
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wim Rakhorst 1,930
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +20.2 Elo
Evolution
+44
1934 → 1978
Tournaments
9
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#5661199-9.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1492639+6.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20261/1#1772727+18.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#2132722+18.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#692683+17.6
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1 (-24.4 Elo, finished #517).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,270
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
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
🇳🇱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
...
1270🇳🇱Zijlstra, Pascal1,978
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
...
23023🇳🇱Zijlstra, Pascal1,978
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
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2,788
4
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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
...
31159🇳🇱Zijlstra, Pascal1,978