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Smit, Tom

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FIDEFIDE 1052691· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1948

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Tom Smit, a 78-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1577. He has slipped back 96 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASV Voorjaarstoernooi 2026) recently. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1689 was reached at age 76 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1577

Standard

Rpd1643·Blz—

All-time high

1689

−112 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#155,143

#155,143 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+258 Elo)
1420 → 1678
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 76
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1689
at age 76 · −112 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1488 → returned at 1494
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve C
perf 1816 (+189) · 4.5/6 · #23
Top opponent
vs Rob Van Belle 1,845
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1 · Oct 2025 · +15.8 Elo
Evolution
-96
1673 → 1577
Tournaments
9
51 games
Score
17/ 5133.3%
11W14D26L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2211624+1.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#514911-7.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/9#4001491-33.6
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact Senioren
Swiss
Dec 20251/4#401535-9.4
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/8#771537-20.4
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-33.6 Elo, finished #400).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,493
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#102,554
in continent
World
#155,126
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
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3
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4
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5
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2,589
6
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7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
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4493🇳🇱Smit, Tom1,577
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
...
102554🇳🇱Smit, Tom1,577
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
🇳🇱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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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155126🇳🇱Smit, Tom1,577