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Valkenburg, Max

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FIDEFIDE 1076787· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2000

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Max Valkenburg, a 26-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1991 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7.

Current rating

1991

Standard

Rpd1780·Blz1822

All-time high

1991

at best
May 2026 · age 26

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,940

#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1991
at age 26
May 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1655 → 1888
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Feb 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1587 · at age 22
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 2083 (+110) · 6/9 · #82
Top opponent
vs Nebojsa NikolicIM 2,259
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2 · Oct 2025 · +7.6 Elo
Evolution
+87
1904 → 1991
Tournaments
10
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
9W9D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#1152824+11.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1042668+7.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#3001943+0.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20266/9#822083+36.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 5
Team
Dec 20251/1#1882808+12.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3091991+2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#622632+7.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 2
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2782259+7.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#1992758+11.6
Open Schaakkampioenschap van Arnhem 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/4#1341816-10.0
Hot streak: 9 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,158
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1158🇳🇱Valkenburg, Max1,991
Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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9
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10
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21393🇳🇱Valkenburg, Max1,991
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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2,753
9
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28939🇳🇱Valkenburg, Max1,991