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MJ
Meij, Jim
🇳🇱FIDE 1061909· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1949
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Jim Meij, a 77-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1578 — just 28 short of his peak of 1606 (Mar 2025, age 76). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1606
−28 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 76
Mar 2025 · age 76
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 77
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1606
at age 76 · −28 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1328 → 1600
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 75
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1606 → 1578
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #433 | 1703 | -28.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,463
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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