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Sterk, Ralf
🇳🇱FIDE 1089900· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2010
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Ralf Sterk, a 16-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2042 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. His peak of 2136 was reached at age 15 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #8, #17 and #10 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2136
−94 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#941 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
8 entries2026
8th Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2110
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1806 → 2136
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2136
at age 15 · −94 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jul 2025
2024
17th Dutch U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1820
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
2004 → 2042
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
7W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #93 | 1997 | -14.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #182 | 1886 | -9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #376 | 1297 | -19.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #292 | 1959 | -25.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #270 | 1950 | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #392 | 1393 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #23 | 2308 | +80.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #274 | 2169 | +6.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #42 | — | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #47 | 2105 | +25.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#844
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#15,976
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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