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Kuiper, Machiel

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FIDEFIDE 1055291· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1947

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Machiel Kuiper, a 79-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1725 — just 9 short of his peak of 1734 (Dec 2025, age 78). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3.

Current rating

1725

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1734

−9 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 78

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#101,004

#101,004 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1734
at age 78 · −9 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1703 → returned at 1710
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1545 → 1727
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 1545 → returned at 1727
Feb 2020
2018
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Evert Jan Karman 1,836
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1 · Oct 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
+22
1703 → 1725
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2091765+1.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#3851118-10.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1312592+24.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2811836+7.2

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,809
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#71,517
in continent
World
#101,003
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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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
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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
...
3809🇳🇱Kuiper, Machiel1,725
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
71517🇳🇱Kuiper, Machiel1,725
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
🇺🇿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
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2,753
...
101003🇳🇱Kuiper, Machiel1,725