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Van Der Meer, Andrew

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FIDEFIDE 3221954· Male· Australia· Born in 1981

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Andrew Van Der Meer, a 45-year-old Australian player, is rated 1662. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor, and 2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 CAQ Queensland Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 37 months (2021–2024). His peak of 1714 was reached at age 36 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1662

Standard

Rpd1841·Blz1635

All-time high

1714

−52 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 36

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#123,695

#123,695 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1486 → 1642
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 43
Mar 2024
2022
32nd Australian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1486
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1486 → returned at 1642
Jun 2021
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Wendy Terry Memorial
perf 1854 (+192) · 4/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Charles Fu 1,818
2025 Christmas Special · Dec 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
+38
1624 → 1662
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
24/ 3961.5%
20W8D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBella Xia1,588·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R5·-12.0
2.[L]vsClarissa Liu1,600·2026 Wendy Terry Memorial·R2·-11.8
3.[L]vsLouis Serfontein1,599·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor·R3·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Wendy Terry Memorial
Open Swiss
May 20264/5#161854+4.0
2026 Sydney International Open - Contenders
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#221710+13.0
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Minor
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#381616-6.4
2026 Queensland Reserves and Tin Cup
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/4#182504+29.0
2025 Christmas Special
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/3#572558-10.0
2025 Gold Coast Open Major Division
Swiss
Jul 20253/6#501671+7.6

Rankings

/
Australia
#895
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,864
in continent
World
#123,689
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Asia-Pacific
1
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10
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