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Kuipers, Dustin
🇩🇪FIDE 24617709· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Dustin Kuipers, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2117 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Krefelder Osteropen 2026, Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 32 months (2005–2008), 21 months (2008–2010) and 22 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2164 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2020).
Current rating
2117
Standard
Rpd2073·Blz2039
All-time high
2164
−47 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 35
Jan 2020 · age 35
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+44 Elo
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Apr 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Oct 2023
2022
96th German 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2150
Apr 2022
2020
All-time peak 2164
at age 35 · −47 from today
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+44
2073 → 2117
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
6W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #13 | 2158 | +10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 2170 | +2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3034 | +13.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2782 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2369 | +15.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#1,562
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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