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Van Kemenade, Rudy
🇬🇧FIDE 410942· Male· Wales· Born in 1946
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Rudy Van Kemenade, a 80-year-old player, is rated 1921. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 19 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Welsh Championship, 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, and South Wales Winter Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including Open Blitz Tournament WSTCC 2026) recently. His peak of 2143 was reached at age 55 (Oct 2001); he also reached #25 nationally in Oct 2003.
Competes for Wales since Oct 2007.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd2000·Blz1900
All-time high
2143
−222 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 55
Oct 2001 · age 55
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,000
#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2023
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 77 · rated 1954
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1924
Apr 2020
2017
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1998
Sep 2017
500 career games
at age 71
May 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Sep 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
May 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1926 → 1921
Tournaments
12
59 games
Score
31/ 5952.5%
27W8D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #103 | 1887 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #16 | 1949 | +0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1962 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2003 | +13.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2737 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 1770 | -21.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | 1061 | -12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #521 | 1979 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 1906 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #11 | 2234 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlex BullenCM
🇬🇧WLS·2078
+8 −8 =1
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJoe Fathallah
🇬🇧WLS·1982
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSam Jukes
🇬🇧WLS·1931
+6 −8 =0
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGrzegorz ToczekFM
🇬🇧WLS·2179
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDai James
🇬🇧WLS·1835
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Wales
#49
out of 275 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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