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Van Brug, James

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FIDEFIDE 40120449· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2017

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James Van Brug, a 9-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1822 — just 3 short of his peak of 1825 (Mar 2026, age 9) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 10. He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Dordrecht rapidtoernooi 2026) recently.

At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U10.

Current rating

1822

Standard

Rpd1762·Blz—

All-time high

1825

−3 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#145 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
3rd Dutch U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1825
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 9
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1825
at age 9 · −3 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1825 · at age 9
Mar 2026

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-3
1825 → 1822
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
4W2D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#28217840.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261.5/3#18217580.0
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20251/1#9817680.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Netherlands
#2,846
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#50,618
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Netherlands
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,564
9
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10
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2,549
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2846🇳🇱Van Brug, James1,822
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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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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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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69557🇳🇱Van Brug, James1,822