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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

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#56,107

#56,107 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
9
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
5W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 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

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,399
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#41,126
in continent
World
#56,107
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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3
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4
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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
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2,560
10
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2,549
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2399🇳🇱Pijl, Richard1,869
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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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
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41126🇳🇱Pijl, Richard1,869
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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56107🇳🇱Pijl, Richard1,869