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Albers, Merlijn

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FIDEFIDE 1059254· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1996

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Merlijn Albers, a 30-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1884. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. His peak of 1945 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2026).

Current rating

1884

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1945

−61 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 30

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,103

#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1945
at age 30 · −61 from today
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1802 → 1911
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Apr 2022
First FIDE rating
1887 · at age 26
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hubert Schoen 2,109
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-40
1924 → 1884
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
5W6D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#812691+10.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#4681122-9.0
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/4#3711728-20.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262.5/9#4491774-41.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#1772623+6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3041790-3.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#2242647+7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#1202713+9.6
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-41.2 Elo, finished #449).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,180
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#38,335
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Europe
1
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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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World
1
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2
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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