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Van Happen, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 40101100· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2005

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Niels Van Happen, a 21-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1869 — just 19 short of his peak of 1888 (Apr 2026, age 21). He is on a breakout run, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and 85e Noteboomtoernooi. Also played 1 blitz event (including Johan van Mil Toernooi 2026) recently.

At junior level, he reached #47 and #57 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1869

Standard

Rpd1750·Blz1819

All-time high

1888

−19 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#56,100

#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 1888
at age 21 · −19 from today
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+79 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Sep 2025
2024
47th Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1813
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1486 → 1813
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
85e Noteboomtoernooi
perf 1999 (+120) · 3/6 · #136
Top opponent
vs Rob Van Helvoort 2,071
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+75
1794 → 1869
Tournaments
11
34 games
Score
16/ 3447.1%
12W10D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
16e WLC Weekendtoernooi: Groep A
Open Swiss
May 20261/5#421788-11.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#6571195-7.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1762638+8.8
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/6#1361999+24.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6
Team
Feb 20261/1#1682762+13.2
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep B
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#151898+11.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#672740+13.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3081894+2.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3231926+3.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#3621974+4.4

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,374
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#41,166
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
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2374🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,869
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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41166🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,869
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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56099🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,869