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Kools, Thomas

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FIDEFIDE 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 has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈18/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

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aras VardanyanFM 2,349
21e open de Villard de Lans - trophee Cristina Foisor · Jun 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+25
2049 → 2074
Tournaments
13
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
16W8D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#712772+7.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#492782+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#2001301-9.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#502929+12.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#2211404-6.2
Worst Elo result: Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie 2025 (-16.0 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#690
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#13,132
in continent
World
#17,958
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
690🇳🇱Kools, Thomas2,074
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
13132🇳🇱Kools, Thomas2,074
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
17958🇳🇱Kools, Thomas2,074