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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 took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).

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

#104,662

#104,662 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1544 → 1726
Feb 2025
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
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1593 → returned at 1600
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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
#3,886
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#73,840
in continent
World
#104,660
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
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
...
3886🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
73840🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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104660🇳🇱Van Gelder, Arnold1,714