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Brandenburg, Melchior

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FIDEFIDE 1072978· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1968

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Melchior Brandenburg, a 58-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1807 — just 11 short of his peak of 1818 (Nov 2025, age 57). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6.

Current rating

1807

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1818

−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 57

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#74,098

#74,098 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1818
at age 57 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+173 Elo)
1607 → 1780
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2023
2022
Crossed 1600
at age 54
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bertrand Weegenaar 1,877
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5 · Mar 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Best comeback
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
finished #2 (seeded #323 of 850)
Evolution
+11
1796 → 1807
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2741877+4.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2491851+2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#202515+16.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#4301072-16.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#4471081-17.6
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2 (-17.6 Elo, finished #447).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,042
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#53,724
in continent
World
#74,098
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
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
3042🇳🇱Brandenburg, Melchior1,807
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
53724🇳🇱Brandenburg, Melchior1,807
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
...
74098🇳🇱Brandenburg, Melchior1,807