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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 took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). 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
#154,744
#154,744 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 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
Last 12 months — 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
#4,489
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#102,347
in continent
World
#154,727
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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