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Van der Linden, Michiel

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FIDEFIDE 1055569· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1969

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Michiel Van Der Linden, a 57-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1658 — just 2 short of his peak of 1660 (Feb 2026, age 57). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2017–2019) and 23 months (2021–2023). Recent appearances: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3 and Brasschaat Open 2025.

Current rating

1658

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1660

−2 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 57

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#125,253

#125,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1660
at age 57 · −2 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+251 Elo)
1403 → 1654
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1403 → returned at 1404
Nov 2021

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Brasschaat Open 2025
perf 1810 (+157) · 4/7 · #42
Top opponent
vs Sjaak Oosterlaken 1,854
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+39
1619 → 1658
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4.5/ 1334.6%
7W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNico Kloosterboer1,784·Brasschaat Open 2025·R7·+13.6
2.[W]vsHenk Alberts1,782·Brasschaat Open 2025·R9·+13.6
3.[W]vsLeo Geylen1,706·Brasschaat Open 2025·R6·+11.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Jacobs1,738·Brasschaat Open 2025·R3·-7.6
2.[L]vsPiet Bruys1,781·Brasschaat Open 2025·R5·-6.5
3.[L]vsYves Surmont1,877·Brasschaat Open 2025·R8·-4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2191854+5.2
Brasschaat Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#421810+34.0

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,199
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#86,302
in continent
World
#125,247
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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4199🇳🇱Van der Linden, Michiel1,658
Europe
1
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2
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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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9
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10
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86302🇳🇱Van der Linden, Michiel1,658
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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125247🇳🇱Van der Linden, Michiel1,658