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Veenstra, Sander
🇩🇪FIDE 12920240· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Sander Veenstra, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1938 — just 5 short of his peak of 1943 (Mar 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2011–2013), 109 months (2013–2022), 14 months (2022–2024) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Hessische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 A-Turnier.
Current rating
1938
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1945
All-time high
1943
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,244
#39,244 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1905 → 1943
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1943
at age 57 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1939
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1905 → returned at 1943
Dec 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Jul 2022
2013
Inactive for 109 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1918
May 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1943 → 1938
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #22 | 1911 | -4.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,428
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,981
in continent
World
#39,244
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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