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Hooijmans, Merijn

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FIDEFIDE 1064231· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2005

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Merijn Hooijmans, a 21-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1622 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group C, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 - C. He took a 49-month break between Dec 2019 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #50 and #66 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1622

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1622

at best
May 2026 · age 21

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#138,628

#138,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Crossed 1600
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 1622
at age 21
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+420 Elo)
1008 → 1428
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
perf 1810 (+256) · 3.5/8 · #285
Top opponent
vs Marthe De Clercq 1,906
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +35.3 Elo
Evolution
+131
1491 → 1622
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
9/ 2339.1%
7W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group C
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/5#391702+25.6
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#3371676+12.4
Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 - C
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#121665+30.4
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/8#2851810+62.8
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,350
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#93,813
in continent
World
#138,620
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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3
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2,636
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
4350🇳🇱Hooijmans, Merijn1,622
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
93813🇳🇱Hooijmans, Merijn1,622
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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138620🇳🇱Hooijmans, Merijn1,622