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Smeets, Joep

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FIDEFIDE 40102688· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1974

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Joep Smeets, a 52-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1664 — just 23 short of his peak of 1687 (Jan 2026, age 52). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7, 85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen, and Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact C.

Current rating

1664

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1687

−23 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 52

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#122,926

#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1687
at age 52 · −23 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1664 · at age 50
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Harry Gase 1,743
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen · Feb 2026 · +25.3 Elo
Evolution
-10
1674 → 1664
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
8W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1622375+16.0
85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/2#382513+30.4
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact C
Swiss
Dec 20251.5/4#251542-68.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#1312342+12.8
Worst Elo result: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact C (-68.8 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#4,163
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#84,933
in continent
World
#122,920
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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4
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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
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4163🇳🇱Smeets, Joep1,664
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
...
84933🇳🇱Smeets, Joep1,664
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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