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De Jong, Huib
🇳🇱FIDE 1070347· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954
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Huib De Jong, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1544 — just 2 short of his peak of 1546 (Jun 2024, age 70). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen and 17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Veteranen. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1544
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−2 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 70
Jun 2024 · age 70
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#168,621
#168,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+350 Elo)
1196 → 1546
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1546
at age 70 · −2 from today
Jun 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1532
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1532 → 1544
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #295 | 1679 | +12.2 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,536
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#109,310
in continent
World
#168,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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