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Van Benschop, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 1061895· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1968

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Eric Van Benschop, a 58-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1672 — just 1 short of his peak of 1673 (Mar 2026, age 58). He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2.

Current rating

1672

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1673

−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 58

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#119,710

#119,710 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1673
at age 58 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+284 Elo)
1367 → 1651
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 1761 (+88) · 5.5/9 · #125
Top opponent
vs Chris Rensink 1,708
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
+66
1606 → 1672
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
4W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#6451053-3.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#1251761+84.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#531839-18.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2961676+4.0
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2 (-18.4 Elo, finished #531).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,151
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#83,037
in continent
World
#119,705
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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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
...
4151🇳🇱Van Benschop, Eric1,672
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
...
83037🇳🇱Van Benschop, Eric1,672
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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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
...
119705🇳🇱Van Benschop, Eric1,672