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Arnold, Rhys
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1068849· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2009
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Rhys Arnold, a 17-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2249 and sitting in the top 4% of Dutch players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈68/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 4 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2338 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2024, Dutch #91 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U16 and #2, #1, #3 and #2 nationally in U18, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2249
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz2207
All-time high
2338
−89 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 15
Nov 2024 · age 15
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
90 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#195 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2026
2nd Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2328
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Jun 2025
2024
Peak Dutch rank: #91
at age 15 · rated 2338
Nov 2024
89th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2338
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2256 → 2249
Tournaments
28
87 games
Score
48/ 8755.2%
33W30D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2334 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 2105 | -35.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1315 | 1484 | -10.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #95 | 1682 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #133 | 2250 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #669 | 2410 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3079 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1089 | 1624 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1776 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #442 | 3017 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSascha KurtFM
🇳🇱NED·2299
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid MadulareaFM
🇳🇱NED·2266
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKobe SmeetsFM
🇳🇱NED·2324
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChenwu ZhuFM
🇳🇱NED·2292
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#195
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#4,012
in continent
World
#5,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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