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Smit, Tom
🇳🇱FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,852
#155,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-96
1673 → 1577
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,467
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#102,956
in continent
World
#155,836
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Netherlands
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