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van der Valk, Niklas

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FIDEFIDE 24651931· Male· Germany· Born in 1992

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Niklas Van Der Valk, a 34-year-old German player, is rated 2065 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Januar 2026, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2010 and Mar 2012. His peak of 2208 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2022).

At junior level, he reached #50, #40 and #31 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2065

Standard

Rpd2184·Blz2142

All-time high

2208

−143 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 30

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,969 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
May 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Jan 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 31
Jun 2023
2022
All-time peak 2208
at age 30 · −143 from today
Jul 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 30
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A
perf 2287 (+149) · 4/7 · #39
Top opponent
vs Marcel HarffFM 2,315
17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A · Jun 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-56
2121 → 2065
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
12/ 3040.0%
7W10D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260/1#751337-8.2
XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/9#2261779-87.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250/1#1411327-11.2
NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 November 2025
Team
Nov 20251/1#262905+8.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#1521535-5.6
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-87.2 Elo, finished #226).

Rankings

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Germany
#2,202
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#13,887
in continent
World
#18,969
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
2202🇩🇪van der Valk, Niklas2,065
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
13887🇩🇪van der Valk, Niklas2,065
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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18969🇩🇪van der Valk, Niklas2,065