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Fransen, Jean-Paul

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FIDEFIDE 40101487· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1970

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Jean-Paul Fransen, a 56-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1973 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7. Also played 2 blitz events (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently.

Current rating

1973

Standard

Rpd1846·Blz1938

All-time high

1973

at best
Apr 2026 · age 56

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,077

#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

4 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+116 Elo)
1857 → 1973
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1973
at age 56
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1857 · at age 55
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bob Merx 2,011
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6 · Mar 2026 · +22.2 Elo
Evolution
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Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
8/ 988.9%
8W0D1L
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 6
Team
Mar 20261/1#1542811+24.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1572707+18.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 3 Round 7
Team
Feb 20261/1#1372730+21.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/2#412745+49.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#432—-17.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 2
Team
Nov 20251/1#2172643+19.2
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1
Team
Oct 20251/1#11018890.0
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3 (-17.2 Elo, finished #432).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#1,296
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2
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3
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2,636
4
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2,592
5
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2,589
6
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2,574
7
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2,567
8
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2,564
9
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2,560
10
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2,549
...
1296🇳🇱Fransen, Jean-Paul1,973
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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23715🇳🇱Fransen, Jean-Paul1,973
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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2,753
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32076🇳🇱Fransen, Jean-Paul1,973