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Dam, Karsten
🇳🇱FIDE 1094068· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2008
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Karsten Dam, a 18-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1952 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32, #23 and #16 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1871
All-time high
1952
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#36,253
#36,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
32nd Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1952
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1952
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
23rd Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1858
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+235 Elo)
1623 → 1858
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
2022
16th Dutch U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1667
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
1858 → 1952
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
8W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #13 | 2010 | +29.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #72 | 2561 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #91 | 2772 | +24.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #218 | 1710 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #68 | 2731 | +24.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #183 | 1689 | -9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #97 | 2545 | +14.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,510
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#26,775
in continent
World
#36,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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