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Grooten, Tommy
🇳🇱FIDE 1068806· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010
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Tommy Grooten, a 16-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2356 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 102 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6. Also played 3 rapid (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) and 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently. He reached Dutch #76 in May 2026.
Earned a IM norm at Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6 2026. At junior level, he reached World #78 in U16, World #65 in U12, World #14 in U10, World #10 in U8 and #1 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2251·Blz2226
All-time high
2356
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#76 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Dutch rank: #76
at age 16 · rated 2356
May 2026
78th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2356
May 2026
All-time peak 2356
at age 16
May 2026
9-month rising streak
+257 Elo
May 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+112
2244 → 2356
Tournaments
20
95 games
Score
55/ 9557.9%
44W30D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2515 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2355 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2922 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 3083 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2405 | +20.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 3004 | +6.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #120 | 2164 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #18 | 2385 | +78.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 3178 | +28.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1518 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWouter TerlouwFM
🇳🇱NED·2259
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSascha KurtFM
🇳🇱NED·2325
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHerman GrootenIM
🇳🇱NED·2175
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJoel Groenewoud
🇳🇱NED·2084
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#76
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#1,637
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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