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Van Riel, Bas

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FIDEFIDE 3206912· Male· Australia· Born in 1946

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Bas Van Riel, a 80-year-old Australian player, is rated 1780. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Ballarat Begonia Open, 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7, and 2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4. He had 2 career breaks: 24 months (2009–2011) and 35 months (2014–2017). His peak of 1909 was reached at age 66 (May 2012).

Current rating

1780

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1909

−129 pts below
May 2012 · age 66

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#82,627

#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
100 career games
at age 78
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1741 → 1829
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Mar 2024
2022
6th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1741
Apr 2022
2017
3rd Australian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1877
Dec 2017
2014
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1877
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Israel Yadao 2,196
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open · Mar 2026 · +18.3 Elo
Evolution
+20
1760 → 1780
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
12W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIsrael Yadao2,196·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R3·+18.3
2.[D]vsGary D BekkerCM1,900·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R2·+3.3
3.[W]vsErik Blacksmith1,494·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R6·+3.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsHaran SalasanCM2,013·2026 Ballarat Begonia Open·R4·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Ballarat Begonia Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#1021990+22.4
2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial rounds 5-7
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#10—+6.4
2026 Ballarat Spielvogel Memorial Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/3#4—+7.0
2025 Ballarat Koelle A Rounds 4-7
Swiss
Oct 20252/3#4—+3.4
2025 Ballarat Koelle A Rounds 1-3
Swiss
Oct 20251/2#10—-11.6
2025 Ballarat Teters Memorial Rounds 5-7
Swiss
Sep 20251/2#14—-11.2
2025 Ballarat Teters Memorial Rounds 1-4
Swiss
Aug 20252/3#6—+2.6
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Australia
#474
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,226
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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