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VH
Van Hoek, Wim
🇳🇱FIDE 10700293· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1940
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Wim Van Hoek, a 86-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1816. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 45 months (2008–2011), 47 months (2011–2015), 12 months (2021–2022) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. His peak of 1936 was reached at age 68 (Jan 2008).
Competes for Netherlands since Apr 2007.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1936
−120 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 68
Jan 2008 · age 68
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#71,337
#71,337 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1816
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1783 → 1855
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 84
Mar 2024
2022
19th Dutch 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1843
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1843 → returned at 1776
Nov 2021
2016
10th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1927
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1827 → 1816
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
0.5/ 68.3%
1W2D3L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #276 | 1623 | -10.8 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#2,953
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#51,811
in continent
World
#71,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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