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Van Zon, Paul

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FIDEFIDE 1054112· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1988

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Paul Van Zon, a 38-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1995. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. He took a 47-month break between Jun 2015 and Jun 2019. His peak of 2078 was reached at age 27 (Jun 2015).

Current rating

1995

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2078

−83 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 27

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,267

#28,267 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
87th Dutch 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2037
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1966 → 2033
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 36
Jun 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jun 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martien Van der Meijden 2,123
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-23
2018 → 1995
Tournaments
11
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
5W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#2752003+0.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#4101279-8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#3291236-9.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#552923+13.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3161356-6.0
Worst Elo result: 15e WLC Weekendtoernooi: Groep A (-18.6 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,143
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#20,886
in continent
World
#28,267
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
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3
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2,625
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
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1143🇳🇱Van Zon, Paul1,995
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
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20886🇳🇱Van Zon, Paul1,995
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
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2,767
7
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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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28267🇳🇱Van Zon, Paul1,995