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Kool, Jesper

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FIDEFIDE 1085662· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2008

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Jesper Kool, a 18-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1964 — just 13 short of his peak of 1977 (Mar 2026, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8.

At junior level, he reached #30 and #24 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1964

Standard

Rpd1909·Blz1647

All-time high

1977

−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#33,826

#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
30th Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1977
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1977
at age 18 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
2024
24th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1876
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1635 → 1876
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1635 · at age 15
Dec 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wim HeemskerkFM 2,158
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +9.6 Elo
Evolution
+61
1903 → 1964
Tournaments
10
22 games
Score
12.5/ 2256.8%
10W5D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRowan Louter1,900·Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B·R6·-20.3
2.[L]vsTom Van t Hoff2,022·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R3·-17.4
3.[L]vsNiels Bos2,033·Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6·R2·-16.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#19919630.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#3661233-16.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1752044+3.6
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/5#2991938-8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#962458+20.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#282900+30.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#622885+29.2
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#851860-24.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#1152837+27.2
HSG Open 2025 - Group B
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/3#542583+24.0
Worst Elo result: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B (-24.0 Elo, finished #85).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,383
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#25,012
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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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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1383🇳🇱Kool, Jesper1,964
Europe
1
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2,841
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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2,713
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25012🇳🇱Kool, Jesper1,964
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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33825🇳🇱Kool, Jesper1,964