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MZ
Maes, Zayd
🇳🇱FIDE 1068784· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2006
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Zayd Maes, a 20-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1786 — just 8 short of his peak of 1794 (Apr 2026, age 20). He is on a breakout run, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group C, Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 8, and Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 7. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025).
At junior level, he reached #70, #63, #63, #43 and #19 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1718
All-time high
1794
−8 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
70th Dutch U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1794
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1794
at age 20 · −8 from today
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1733
Sep 2024
63rd Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1755
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+422 Elo)
1333 → 1755
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
1705 → 1786
Tournaments
10
37 games
Score
18/ 3748.6%
16W4D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tournament | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2557 | +11.6 |
Tournament | May 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 1079 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 1704 | -5.0 |
Tournament | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | — | +3.2 |
Tournament | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #23 | — | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #123 | 1840 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #15 | 1925 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #13 | 2086 | +45.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #23 | 1694 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #21 | 1907 | +27.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#3,218
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#58,260
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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