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Groenewoud, Joel
🇳🇱FIDE 1087746· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010
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Joel Groenewoud, a 16-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2139 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2021 and 2257 over the past 2 years. 78 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 9, Tapijtgigant Open ASK 2026 - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 2 Round 6. Also played 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently. His peak of 2257 was reached at age 15 (Jul 2025).
At junior level, he reached #2 and #3 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2139
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz2030
All-time high
2257
−118 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 15
Jul 2025 · age 15
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#497 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Apr 2026
2025
2nd Dutch U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2257
Jul 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2257
at age 15 · −118 from today
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-118
2257 → 2139
Tournaments
16
56 games
Score
29/ 5651.8%
25W8D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #40 | 2181 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2176 | +26.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2727 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/6 | #49 | 2001 | -40.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #58 | 2964 | +25.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2957 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #158 | 2075 | +12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2855 | +21.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #163 | 1348 | -14.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #223 | 1592 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommy Grooten
🇳🇱NED·2308
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSascha KurtFM
🇳🇱NED·2299
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNoah RitzerveldFM
🇳🇱NED·2323
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWouter TerlouwFM
🇳🇱NED·2306
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Netherlands
#434
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#8,694
in continent
World
#12,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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