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Nicolaas, Han
🇳🇱FIDE 1055275· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1963
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Han Nicolaas, a 63-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1765 — just 15 short of his peak of 1780 (Mar 2024, age 61). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 75 months (2015–2021) and 20 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: DD Den Haag Open Kampioenschap 2026 and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1780
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1633 → 1756
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1780
at age 61 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1756
Feb 2023
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Dec 2021
2015
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Aug 2015
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1739 → 1765
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
6W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #18 | 1794 | +11.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #166 | 2658 | +12.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,431
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#62,834
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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