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Van de Velde, Matthijs

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FIDEFIDE 40103692· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2008

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Matthijs Van De Velde, a 18-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1898 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9eme Open International de Givet, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7, and 2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) recently.

At junior level, he reached #45 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1898

Standard

Rpd1844·Blz—

All-time high

1898

at best
May 2026 · age 18

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#48,653

#48,653 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
45th Dutch U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1898
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1839 → 1898
May 2026
All-time peak 1898
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Apr 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2025
First FIDE rating
1839 · at age 17
Apr 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep B
perf 1961 (+87) · 3/5 · #26
Top opponent
vs Albert Segers 1,984
RSB Open 2025 - Groep A · Aug 2025 · +6.7 Elo
Evolution
+59
1839 → 1898
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
11W4D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9eme Open International de Givet
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#231914+6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#1742629+17.6
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep B
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/5#261961+33.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#3391639-10.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 3
Team
Nov 20251/1#1302420+9.2
Worst Elo result: Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 1 (-19.6 Elo, finished #526).

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,076
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#35,818
in continent
World
#48,653
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands
1
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2,767
2
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2,735
3
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2,625
4
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2,592
5
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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
...
2076🇳🇱Van de Velde, Matthijs1,898
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
...
35818🇳🇱Van de Velde, Matthijs1,898
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
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2,788
4
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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
...
48653🇳🇱Van de Velde, Matthijs1,898