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Willemsen, Lourens
🇳🇱FIDE 1057081· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1971
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Lourens Willemsen, a 55-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1871 — just 25 short of his peak of 1896 (Feb 2025, age 54). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen.
Current rating
1871
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1896
−25 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 54
Feb 2025 · age 54
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,553
#55,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1896
at age 54 · −25 from today
Feb 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1871
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1773 → 1884
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1755 → returned at 1773
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1896 → 1871
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #335 | 1795 | -25.4 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#2,356
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#40,776
in continent
World
#55,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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