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Pijl, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 1073397· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1967

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Richard Pijl, a 59-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1869 — just 9 short of his peak of 1878 (Mar 2026, age 59). He has fluctuated between 1828 and 1878 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen.

Current rating

1869

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1878

−9 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 59

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#56,100

#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
All-time peak 1878
at age 59 · −9 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1743 → 1861
Dec 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Dec 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kees Van Drunen 2,071
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7 · Feb 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+15
1854 → 1869
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
5W4D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#4201799-2.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#6311173-7.4
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#72096+17.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#2052871+15.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#2821780-6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#442854+15.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#5991058-9.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20250/1#4901064-9.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,374
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#41,166
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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10
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Europe
1
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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