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Bes, Nikolaas
🇧🇪FIDE 239712· Male· Belgium· Born in 1970
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Nikolaas Bes, a 56-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1795. He has fluctuated between 1785 and 1849 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Zilveren Toren 2026 Reeks 2 Ronde 9. His peak of 1855 was reached at age 54 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1809
All-time high
1855
−60 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 54
Apr 2024 · age 54
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
89th Belgian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1828
Jan 2026
2024
94th Belgian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1849
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1673 → 1855
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1855
at age 54 · −60 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
7-month rising streak
+48 Elo
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1808 → 1795
Tournaments
16
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
7W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #152 | 2569 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1395 | 1085 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1778 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #29 | 1592 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #423 | 2457 | +6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1458 | 913 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 1264 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 1056 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1843 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1315 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,209
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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