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Engelen, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 1061151· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1981

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Niels Engelen, a 45-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1726 — just 29 short of his peak of 1755 (Oct 2024, age 43). He has fluctuated between 1692 and 1755 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2017–2019) and 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1755

−29 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#100,651

#100,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1508 → 1755
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1755
at age 43 · −29 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Apr 2023
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1421 → returned at 1439
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aaron De Koning 1,880
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
+10
1716 → 1726
Tournaments
6
21 games
Score
8.5/ 2140.5%
5W8D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWillem Van Randwijk1,640·RSB Open 2025 - Groep B·R3·+17.0
2.[W]vsNathan Bakhuijzen1,866·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R3·+13.7
3.[W]vsRuud Neumeijer1,757·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R5·+10.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRobert Kuiper1,400·RSB Open 2025 - Groep B·R2·-33.7
2.[L]vsRik Wortman1,652·RSB Open 2025 - Groep B·R7·-22.3
3.[L]vsJens Roggeband1,626·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7·R1·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#642428+7.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#458826-12.8
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20262/4#2221868+18.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#952503+10.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/7#4111724+11.6
Worst Elo result: RSB Open 2025 - Groep B (-23.6 Elo, finished #46).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,796
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#71,287
in continent
World
#100,650
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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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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3796🇳🇱Engelen, Niels1,726
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
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71287🇳🇱Engelen, Niels1,726
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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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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100650🇳🇱Engelen, Niels1,726