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Smeets, Kobe
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1063910· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2008
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Kobe Smeets, a 18-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2324 and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 7 months. 94 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) and 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2383 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2025, Dutch #66 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at Dutch Team Competition 2023-2024 - Meesterklasse Round 9. At junior level, he reached World #79 in U18, World #77 in U16 and #3, #4 and #5 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2324
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2323
All-time high
2383
−59 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17
Apr 2025 · age 17
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#100 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Peak Dutch rank: #66
at age 17 · rated 2383
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2383
at age 17 · −45 from today
Apr 2025
79th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2380
Mar 2025
2024
77th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2324
Jun 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
2341 → 2324
Tournaments
28
86 games
Score
52/ 8660.5%
38W28D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #9 | 2237 | -14.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #978 | 1719 | -4.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 3030 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #90 | 2386 | +20.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #565 | 2294 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1468 | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 3035 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1517 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1189 | 1589 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #7 | 2437 | +17.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoger LabruyereFM
🇳🇱NED·2213
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPolle Van Arendonk
🇳🇱NED·2044
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRhys ArnoldFM
🇳🇱NED·2249
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNoah RitzerveldFM
🇳🇱NED·2323
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid MadulareaFM
🇳🇱NED·2266
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#100
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#2,198
in continent
World
#3,352
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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