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Van Leijden, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 1062352· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1946

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Peter Van Leijden, a 80-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1496. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 85e Noteboomtoernooi, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. He took a 35-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1611 was reached at age 78 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1496

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1611

−115 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 78

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#187,293

#187,293 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 78
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1350 → 1611
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 78
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 78
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 78
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1611
at age 78 · −115 from today
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wim Baeten 1,767
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
-87
1583 → 1496
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
3/ 1717.6%
0W6D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsWim Baeten1,767·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R4·+6.5
2.[D]vsAlbert Vermue1,761·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R1·+6.4
3.[D]vsThomas Van der Knaap1,711·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R4·+5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/5#3441405-21.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/8#5361246-60.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#2991516-5.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-60.0 Elo, finished #536).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,615
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#117,810
in continent
World
#187,230
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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4615🇳🇱Van Leijden, Peter1,496
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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117810🇳🇱Van Leijden, Peter1,496
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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187230🇳🇱Van Leijden, Peter1,496