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Niemeijer, Leon
🇳🇱FIDE 1061631· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2007
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Leon Niemeijer, a 19-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1944 — just 23 short of his peak of 1967 (Mar 2024, age 17). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Apr 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearance: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact A.
At junior level, he reached #38, #16, #9, #14 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz1885
All-time high
1967
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 17
Mar 2024 · age 17
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,963
#37,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
38th Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1944
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1944
Apr 2024
16th Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1967
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1967
at age 17 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 16
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1947 → 1944
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #23 | 1922 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,611
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#28,062
in continent
World
#37,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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