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Kurt, Sascha
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1082647· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010
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Sascha Kurt, a 16-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2299 and sitting in the top 3% of Dutch players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 134 rated games in the past year (≈89/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 3 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 2336 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2025, Dutch #94 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2061·Blz2289
All-time high
2336
−37 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 15
Aug 2025 · age 15
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
138 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#124 · Dutch players · of 4,671
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
May 2026
2025
Peak Dutch rank: #94
at age 15 · rated 2336
Aug 2025
1st Dutch U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2336
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2336
at age 15 · −11 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2303 → 2299
Tournaments
35
131 games
Score
80.5/ 13161.5%
62W37D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #31 | 2210 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2331 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 2228 | -6.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #723 | 2394 | +3.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1652 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #58 | 2474 | +47.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2817 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1610 | -6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1511 | 1623 | -6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2297 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRhys ArnoldFM
🇳🇱NED·2249
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsTommy Grooten
🇳🇱NED·2308
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNoah RitzerveldFM
🇳🇱NED·2323
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEthan Chua
🇳🇱NED·2234
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJurriaan Boeren
🇳🇱NED·2148
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#124
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#2,758
in continent
World
#4,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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