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Van den Burg, Ralf

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FIDEFIDE 1066986· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1979

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Ralf Van Den Burg, a 47-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1834 — just 3 short of his peak of 1837 (Mar 2024, age 45). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open B, and Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag. He took a 30-month break between Feb 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1834

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1837

−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 45

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#65,972

#65,972 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1647 → 1837
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1837
at age 45 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Feb 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Feb 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025
perf 1976 (+160) · 3/6 · #40
Top opponent
vs Boyd LeenenCM 2,107
Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025 · Sep 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+20
1814 → 1834
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
17.5/ 3648.6%
9W17D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262.5/2#862632+11.6
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open B
Swiss
Dec 20254/9#331886+19.4
Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi 2025 - Amateur middag
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/8#591843-13.4
Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/6#401976+28.8
Dutch Open 2025 - Vierkampen
Round-Robin
Jul 20251/2#741825-8.4
Worst Elo result: HSG Open 2025 - Group B (-18.6 Elo, finished #82).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,764
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#48,112
in continent
World
#65,972
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
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
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
2764🇳🇱Van den Burg, Ralf1,834
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
48112🇳🇱Van den Burg, Ralf1,834
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
65972🇳🇱Van den Burg, Ralf1,834