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Van Gelder, Arnold

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FIDEFIDE 1059947· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1959

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Arnold Van Gelder, a 67-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1714 — just 12 short of his peak of 1726 (Mar 2024, age 65). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

1714

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1726

−12 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#104,856

#104,856 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1600 → 1726
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1726
at age 65 · −12 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Feb 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1544 → returned at 1704
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lex Griffioen 1,760
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +11.3 Elo
Evolution
+10
1704 → 1714
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
4W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#1171761+16.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#3581007-7.2

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,849
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#74,017
in continent
World
#104,853
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
1
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3
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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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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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3849🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714
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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74017🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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104853🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714