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Melgers, Jaap

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FIDEFIDE 1070304· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1955

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Jaap Melgers, a 71-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1527. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen. His peak of 1572 was reached at age 70 (Aug 2025).

Current rating

1527

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1572

−45 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 70

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#174,338

#174,338 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Aug 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Aug 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 70
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1572
at age 70 · −45 from today
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1572 · at age 70
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wisse Klaassen 1,591
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-45
1572 → 1527
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
3.5/ 1621.9%
3W3D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260/1#5091003-7.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260/1#698732-21.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/2#1771793+5.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#6521009-8.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#5371042-6.8
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6 (-21.2 Elo, finished #698).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,603
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#111,819
in continent
World
#174,298
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
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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
...
4603🇳🇱Melgers, Jaap1,527
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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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
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
111819🇳🇱Melgers, Jaap1,527
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
...
174298🇳🇱Melgers, Jaap1,527