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Bouwens, Harko

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FIDEFIDE 1053205· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1973

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Harko Bouwens, a 53-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1920. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include WE Citta' di Treviso 2026 - A, CIS 2026 - Serie C Girone 20, and CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 6. Also played 1 rapid event recently. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018), 61 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2036 was reached at age 43 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1920

Standard

Rpd1953·Blz—

All-time high

2036

−116 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 43

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#43,243

#43,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Mar 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1967
Jan 2024
2018
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1903
Nov 2018
2016
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1947
Dec 2016
Crossed 2000
at age 43
Feb 2016
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Feb 2016

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ed Baarslag 2,015
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-47
1967 → 1920
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
5W2D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
WE Citta' di Treviso 2026 - A
Swiss
Mar 20260/2#221258-14.2
CIS 2026 - Serie C Girone 20
Team
Mar 20262/2#182542+9.8
CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/3#271599-25.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263.5/7#4731983-17.0
Worst Elo result: CIS 2026 - Serie A2 Girone 6 (-25.6 Elo, finished #27).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,840
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#31,918
in continent
World
#43,242
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
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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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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2,560
10
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2,549
...
1840🇳🇱Bouwens, Harko1,920
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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31918🇳🇱Bouwens, Harko1,920
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
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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2,753
9
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43242🇳🇱Bouwens, Harko1,920