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Van Gestel, Sjef

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FIDEFIDE 1094238· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1992

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Sjef Van Gestel, a 34-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1858 — just 18 short of his peak of 1876 (Oct 2024, age 32). He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6.

Current rating

1858

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1876

−18 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 32

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#59,176

#59,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+184 Elo)
1692 → 1876
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1876
at age 32 · −18 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 31
May 2023
First FIDE rating
1730 · at age 31
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Loek Van Rey 2,006
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3 · Nov 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+26
1832 → 1858
Tournaments
8
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 5
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2601867+0.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1662530+6.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#1772667+10.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#4911089-8.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#92806+14.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250/1#5241170-6.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#3211778-1.8
HZ University of Applied Sciences Schaaktoernooi 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/7#1401891+10.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,489
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#43,348
in continent
World
#59,175
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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Europe
1
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1
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