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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 1881 — just 7 short of his peak of 1888 (Apr 2026, age 21). He is on a breakout run, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈35/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

1881

Standard

Rpd1757·Blz1819

All-time high

1888

−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 21

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

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

Signature stat

#52,947

#52,947 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 21
May 2026
All-time peak 1888
at age 21 · −7 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Weekendtoernooi Groninger Combinatie 2025
perf 2043 (+249) · 3.5/5 · #59
Top opponent
vs Rob Van Helvoort 2,071
85e Noteboomtoernooi · Feb 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+92
1789 → 1881
Tournaments
14
49 games
Score
23.5/ 4948.0%
17W15D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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

Rankings

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Netherlands
#2,248
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#38,904
in continent
World
#52,947
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
3
🇳🇱Van Wely, LoekFollow Loek Van WelyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,625
4
🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
5
🇳🇱Schoppen, CasperFollow Casper SchoppenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
6
🇳🇱Reinderman, DimitriFollow Dimitri ReindermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
7
🇳🇱Sokolov, IvanFollow Ivan SokolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,567
8
🇳🇱Smeets, JanFollow Jan SmeetsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,564
9
🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,560
10
🇳🇱Van den Doel, ErikFollow Erik Van den DoelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,549
...
2248🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,881
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
38904🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,881
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
52947🇳🇱Van Happen, Niels1,881