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Van Dam, Kars

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FIDEFIDE 1061518· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2004

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Kars Van Dam, a 22-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1509 — just 12 short of his peak of 1521 (Mar 2026, age 22). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2022–2025). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3.

At junior level, he reached #63, #55, #62 and #63 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1509

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1531

All-time high

1521

−12 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 22

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#182,282

#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 1521
at age 22 · −12 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
63rd Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1126
Jan 2023
2022
55th Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1126
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephan Broertjes 1,794
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6 · Feb 2026 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
+33
1476 → 1509
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
4W1D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260/1#325863-12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#2921794+13.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#322500+31.2

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,599
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#115,604
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,764
2
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2,728
3
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2,636
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
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
4599🇳🇱Van Dam, Kars1,509
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
115604🇳🇱Van Dam, Kars1,509
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
182235🇳🇱Van Dam, Kars1,509