CChessStats
Format
RB

Riksen, Ben

🇳🇱

FIDEFIDE 1073435· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1945

Follow Ben RiksenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

Ben Riksen, a 81-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1778. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4. His peak of 1820 was reached at age 79 (Oct 2024).

Current rating

1778

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1820

−42 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 79

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#83,194

#83,194 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
55th Dutch 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1799
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1709 → 1820
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1820
at age 79 · −42 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
2022
57th Dutch 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1760
Oct 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Oct 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adinda Serdijn 1,984
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 4 Round 9 · May 2025 · +9.2 Elo
Evolution
-33
1811 → 1778
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W4D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#4841023-18.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3451747-2.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2271531-13.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2501850+2.0
Dutch Team Competition 2024-2025 - Klasse 4 Round 9
Team
May 20250.5/1#3731984+9.6
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7 (-18.4 Elo, finished #484).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,335
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#59,887
in continent
World
#83,193
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
3335🇳🇱Riksen, Ben1,778
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
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
59887🇳🇱Riksen, Ben1,778
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
83193🇳🇱Riksen, Ben1,778