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Smeenk, Merijn

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FIDEFIDE 1094645· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2008

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Merijn Smeenk, a 18-year-old Dutch player, is rated 2025 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaak voor Clubteams 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #20 nationally in U18.

Current rating

2025

Standard

Rpd1801·Blz1832

All-time high

2025

at best
Dec 2025 · age 17

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#23,899

#23,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
20th Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2019
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1952 → 2025
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2025
at age 17
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1952 · at age 17
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rhys ArnoldFM 2,229
HSG Open 2025 - Group A · Jun 2025 · +13.3 Elo
Evolution
+73
1952 → 2025
Tournaments
11
26 games
Score
12.5/ 2648.1%
9W7D10L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArdjan Langedijk1,988·2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep A·R3·-21.3
2.[L]vsDaniel Aziz1,947·HSG Open 2025 - Group A·R4·-20.3
3.[L]vsJimmy Geboers1,951·HSG Open 2025 - Group A·R5·-20.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 9
Team
Apr 20261/1#382860+21.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2331926-4.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#1551976-2.0
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/6#1002014+9.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#3391286-12.0
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep A
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/6#261998-8.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 5
Team
Dec 20250/1#3851510-6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 4
Team
Nov 20251/1#1562902+26.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#492763+19.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 1
Team
Sep 20251/1#812877+26.8

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#922
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#17,599
in continent
World
#23,899
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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3
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2,636
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
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
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922🇳🇱Smeenk, Merijn2,025
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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17599🇳🇱Smeenk, Merijn2,025
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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23899🇳🇱Smeenk, Merijn2,025