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Brekelmans, Sam
🇳🇱FIDE 3221547· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1996
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Sam Brekelmans, a 30-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1578 — just 4 short of his peak of 1582 (Mar 2024, age 28). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1582
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 28
Mar 2024 · age 28
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1402 → 1582
May 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 28
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1582
at age 28 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1304 → returned at 1576
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1576 → 1578
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/3 | #58 | 2514 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#4,463
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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