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Dijkstra, Theo
🇳🇱FIDE 1058924· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1964
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Theo Dijkstra, a 62-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1821 — just 24 short of his peak of 1845 (Feb 2017, age 53). He has fluctuated between 1777 and 1837 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact B, and Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur ochtend. Also played 1 rapid event (including ASV Voorjaarstoernooi 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2018) and 49 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz—
All-time high
1845
−24 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 53
Feb 2017 · age 53
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,807
#69,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1629 → 1837
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Oct 2024
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1654 → returned at 1640
Feb 2019
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1815 → 1821
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
13.5/ 2554.0%
11W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/8 | #54 | 2097 | +33.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #20 | 1774 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #36 | 1850 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #27 | 1645 | -14.2 |
Team | May 2025 | 0/1 | #555 | 1006 | -10.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#2,894
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#50,766
in continent
World
#69,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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