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Van Straaten, Patrick
🇮🇱FIDE 2858690· Male· Israel· Born in 1957
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Patrick Van Straaten, a 69-year-old Israeli player, is rated 1768 — just 15 short of his peak of 1783 (Jul 2025, age 68). He has fluctuated between 1627 and 1783 over the past 2 years. 110 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open de Paques 2026 de Corbas tournoi A (-2400 Elo), Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Team 2026 - 60mn Mars. Also played 21 rapid events (including Rapide de la Metropole de Lyon 2025 Open A p1500 Elo) recently.
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1640
All-time high
1783
−15 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 68
Jul 2025 · age 68
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
49th Israeli 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1782
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1783
at age 68 · −15 from today
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 68
Jul 2025
8-month rising streak
+140 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+354 Elo)
1405 → 1759
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1783 → 1768
Tournaments
20
105 games
Score
55.5/ 10552.9%
51W11D43L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsPatrick Joly1,885·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)·R9·+14.2
3.[W]vsArthur Marche1,899·22eme Open FIDE du Jura du 3eme Festival International de Lons-le-Saunier·R3·+13.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/5 | #26 | 1828 | +6.6 |
Team | Jun 2026 | 2/3 | #140 | 1817 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #41 | 2173 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #30 | 1849 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #28 | 1809 | +14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #1711 | 1744 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #19 | 2409 | +21.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #125 | 1695 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #3 | 1704 | -5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #2252 | 983 | -8.6 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKaren Sahakyan
🇫🇷FRA·1872
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAli Benyahia
🇫🇷FRA·1920
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVictor Flores
🇫🇷FRA·1789
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKoffi Kpanou
🇫🇷FRA·1462
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEthan Ma
🇫🇷FRA·1538
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Israel
#936
out of 2,242 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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