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Van Batenburg, Mees

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FIDEFIDE 1078259· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2009

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Mees Van Batenburg, a 17-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2204 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2181 and 2266 over the past 2 years. 89 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 17 (May 2026).

At junior level, he reached #7, #4 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2204

Standard

Rpd2259·Blz2392

All-time high

2266

−62 pts below
May 2026 · age 17

Activity

73

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#485 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
7th Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2266
May 2026
All-time peak 2266
at age 17 · −62 from today
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
4th Dutch U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2258
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 2289 (+53) · 4/8 · #251
Top opponent
vs Thomas BeerdsenGM 2,538
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A · Jun 2025 · +34.4 Elo
Evolution
+6
2198 → 2204
Tournaments
25
82 games
Score
46/ 8256.1%
34W24D24L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSabin Teianu2,049·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R6·-29.8
2.[L]vsSven Winter2,013·HSG Open 2025 - Group A·R3·-29.7
3.[L]vsOscar Koppenens2,036·51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep A·R2·-29.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep A
Open Swiss
May 20260/2#981247-62.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20261/1#1512817+9.2
Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#522410+9.6
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#1662266+22.4
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20260/1#10541675-8.0
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9
Team
Mar 20260/1#13481767-4.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#7882263+1.6
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/6#772172-9.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#5123064+23.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264/8#2512289+19.2
Worst Elo result: 51e Open Kampioenschap van Utrecht - Groep A (-62.4 Elo, finished #98).

Most-Played Opponents

vsGachatur KazarjanFM
🇳🇱NED·2238
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPranav Kshirsagar
🇳🇱NED·2116
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsChenwu ZhuFM
🇳🇱NED·2292
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings

/
Netherlands
#266
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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