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Van Der Hoorn, Thomas
CM🇳🇿FIDE 4314565· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2006
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Thomas Van Der Hoorn, a 20-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2009. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arthur Pomeroy Memorial 2026 A Rounds 1-4, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, and Wellington Chess Open 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including North Island Rapid Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2054 was reached at age 20 (Jan 2026, #27 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz1913
All-time high
2054
−45 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 20
Jan 2026 · age 20
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,129
#26,129 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak national rank: #27
at age 20 · rated 2054
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2054
at age 20 · −45 from today
Jan 2026
2025
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2045
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 19
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1971 → 2009
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
26.5/ 4066.3%
21W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPatrick Di Jiang1,803·Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open·R8·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/4 | #4 | 1959 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 1892 | -29.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 1976 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #6 | 2000 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #4 | 2784 | +26.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #5 | 2060 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 2201 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2207 | +48.2 |
Worst Elo result: Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open (-29.4 Elo, finished #31).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicolas CroadFM
🇳🇿NZL·2180
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRyan Winter
🇳🇿NZL·2093
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnthony F KerIM
🇳🇿NZL·2177
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsCohen YoungCM
🇳🇿NZL·2052
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRussell John DiveIM
🇳🇿NZL·2116
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#38
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,281
in continent
World
#26,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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