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Heijmans, Merlijn

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FIDEFIDE 1086588· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2000

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Merlijn Heijmans, a 26-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1760 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1.

Current rating

1760

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1760

at best
Apr 2026 · age 26

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#89,053

#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1760
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+224 Elo)
1523 → 1747
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Sep 2022
Crossed 1400
at age 22
Sep 2022
First FIDE rating
1513 · at age 22
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Russell Spears 1,857
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2 · Nov 2025 · +26.1 Elo
Evolution
+64
1696 → 1760
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
4W0D1L
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#832389+11.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#932657+27.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#1342589+25.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#3,505
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#63,819
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
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
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
3505🇳🇱Heijmans, Merlijn1,760
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
63819🇳🇱Heijmans, Merlijn1,760
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
89052🇳🇱Heijmans, Merlijn1,760