CChessStats
Format
MR

Melger, Ron

🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1061585· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1962

Follow Ron MelgerTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Ron Melger, a 64-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1862 — just 21 short of his peak of 1883 (Sep 2025, age 63). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 16 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen and HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2020) and 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1883

−21 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 63

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#58,034

#58,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
All-time peak 1883
at age 63 · −21 from today
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1735 → 1881
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1735
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1753
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Niels Van Happen 1,794
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025 · Aug 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
-19
1881 → 1862
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#3391863-21.2
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#931897+2.0
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen (-21.2 Elo, finished #339).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,470
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#42,481
in continent
World
#58,034
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
2470🇳🇱Melger, Ron1,862
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
42481🇳🇱Melger, Ron1,862
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
58034🇳🇱Melger, Ron1,862