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Van de Wal, Geurt

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FIDEFIDE 1060651· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1956

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Geurt Van De Wal, a 70-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1625. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 47-month break between Feb 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3. His peak of 1708 was reached at age 69 (Feb 2025).

Current rating

1625

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1708

−83 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 69

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#137,521

#137,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+196 Elo)
1512 → 1708
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1708
at age 69 · −83 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1528 → returned at 1532
Feb 2019
2017
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Jul 2017
Crossed 1400
at age 61
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Peter Van Diepen 1,729
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7 · Mar 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-62
1687 → 1625
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
0.5/ 95.6%
4W1D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2431729+6.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/3#586929-50.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#305939-17.2
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen (-50.8 Elo, finished #586).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,340
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#93,184
in continent
World
#137,513
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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4340🇳🇱Van de Wal, Geurt1,625
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
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93184🇳🇱Van de Wal, Geurt1,625
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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137513🇳🇱Van de Wal, Geurt1,625