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Balde, Esko

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FIDEFIDE 40108350· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2009

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Esko Balde, a 17-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1657. He has slipped back 93 Elo over the past 12 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including NK Snelschaken 2025) recently. His peak of 1867 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2025).

At junior level, he reached #44 and #42 nationally in U18 and U16.

Current rating

1657

Standard

Rpd1702·Blz1728

All-time high

1867

−210 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#125,591

#125,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
44th Dutch U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1860
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+230 Elo)
1637 → 1867
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1867
at age 16 · −210 from today
Oct 2025
42nd Dutch U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1862
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
perf 1927 (+259) · 5/8 · #153
Top opponent
vs Sven Winter 2,041
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve A · Jul 2025 · +9.5 Elo
Evolution
-99
1756 → 1657
Tournaments
17
67 games
Score
25/ 6737.3%
16W18D33L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 9
Team
Apr 20260/1#630948-16.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 6
Team
Mar 20260/1#4361101-8.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#3211956+13.6
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/5#3801554-80.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7
Team
Feb 20260/1#5251154-5.2
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/8#1531927+30.0
2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Groep B
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/4#641636-44.4
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open B
Swiss
Dec 20252/9#511659-92.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2751974+6.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#4651280-8.8
Worst Elo result: Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Open B (-92.0 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,204
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#86,499
in continent
World
#125,585
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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