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Van Dongen, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 1054210· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1962

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Eric Van Dongen, a 64-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1941 — just 15 short of his peak of 1956 (Mar 2026, age 64). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2016–2019) and 23 months (2021–2023). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7.

Current rating

1941

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1908

All-time high

1956

−15 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 64

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#38,546

#38,546 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
May 2026
All-time peak 1956
at age 64 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1870 → 1949
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1890
Dec 2021
2016
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1884
Jun 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Jun 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fred HallebeekFM 2,165
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +10.8 Elo
Evolution
-8
1949 → 1941
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
0W5D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#3481936-0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#6251252-14.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3702165+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#4041902-2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3862040+5.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#3001822-6.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,616
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#28,473
in continent
World
#38,545
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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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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28473🇳🇱Van Dongen, Eric1,941
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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38545🇳🇱Van Dongen, Eric1,941