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Veelders, Sarah
🇩🇪FIDE 12913421· Female· Germany· Born in 1997
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Sarah Veelders, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 1629 — her current career high. She is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Hauptturnier, and Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025. She had 3 career breaks: 103 months (2014–2022), 17 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1629
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1629
at best
May 2026 · age 29
May 2026 · age 29
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,511
#135,511 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 29
May 2026
All-time peak 1629
at age 29
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1339 → 1603
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 27
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1603 → 1629
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
9.5/ 2341.3%
7W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #772 | 1705 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #96 | 1937 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #97 | 1782 | -35.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,712
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#92,076
in continent
World
#135,503
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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