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Kools, Thomas
🇳🇱FIDE 1054759· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1996
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Thomas Kools, a 30-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2074 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8. He took a 21-month break between Oct 2015 and Aug 2017. His peak of 2160 was reached at age 26 (May 2022).
At junior level, he reached #47 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz2046
All-time high
2160
−86 pts below
May 2022 · age 26
May 2022 · age 26
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,969 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
Jun 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 27
Jun 2023
2022
All-time peak 2160
at age 26 · −86 from today
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2033 → 2074
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
11W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2.5/6 | #55 | 2069 | -1.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 2772 | +7.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #49 | 2782 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #200 | 1301 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2929 | +12.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #221 | 1404 | -6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #113 | 2113 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 3077 | +15.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2880 | +11.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #183 | 1296 | -8.4 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#684
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#13,138
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Netherlands
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