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Van Dijk, Ruud
🇳🇱FIDE 1058690· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1952
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Ruud Van Dijk, a 74-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1538. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 39-month break between Aug 2018 and Dec 2021 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 8, Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 7, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen. His peak of 1591 was reached at age 72 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1538
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1591
−53 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,950
#170,950 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1334 → 1591
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 72
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1591
at age 72 · −53 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1313 → returned at 1319
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1571 → 1538
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
5W0D10L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | May 2026 | 0/2 | #17 | — | -13.2 |
Tournament | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | — | -5.6 |
Tournament | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #14 | — | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/1 | #63 | 2354 | +9.6 |
Tournament | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 882 | -14.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1571 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,557
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#110,424
in continent
World
#170,921
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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