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Brand, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 1085107· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1992

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Niels Brand, a 34-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1879. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. His peak of 1926 was reached at age 33 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1926

−47 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 33

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#53,464

#53,464 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 34
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1926
at age 33 · −47 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1820 → 1920
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Jan 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Jul 2022
First FIDE rating
1904 · at age 30
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Klaus Rechner 2,255
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-36
1915 → 1879
Tournaments
11
34 games
Score
14.5/ 3442.6%
11W7D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#4821153-8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#6591014-12.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#1921973+6.4
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open B
Swiss
Dec 20254.5/8#201885-2.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#6021184-7.4
Worst Elo result: Cocoon 2025 Open (-38.6 Elo, finished #65).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,282
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#39,274
in continent
World
#53,464
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,625
4
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2,592
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
...
2282🇳🇱Brand, Niels1,879
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
...
39274🇳🇱Brand, Niels1,879
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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53464🇳🇱Brand, Niels1,879