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Vlak, Kees

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FIDEFIDE 1059220· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1958

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Kees Vlak, a 68-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1770 — just 15 short of his peak of 1785 (Jan 2026, age 68). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4.

Current rating

1770

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1785

−15 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 68

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#85,841

#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 1785
at age 68 · −15 from today
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1634 → 1770
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1627 → returned at 1615
Jan 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2019
2018
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jaimy Soeterbroek 1,942
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4 · Dec 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+5
1765 → 1770
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#5311044-8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#5471105-6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#1902742+14.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2801834+2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3081817+2.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,384
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#61,691
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,636
4
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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
...
3384🇳🇱Vlak, Kees1,770
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
61691🇳🇱Vlak, Kees1,770
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
85839🇳🇱Vlak, Kees1,770