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Van Der Veen, Ailko
🇬🇧FIDE 439851· Male· England· Born in 1959
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Ailko Van Der Veen, a 67-year-old English player, is rated 1755. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 19 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C and Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B. He had 2 career breaks: 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1803 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1755
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1803
−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,878
#90,878 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1672 → 1770
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1803
at age 65 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1770
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1672
Aug 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1770 → 1755
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #133 | 1790 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 1778 | +2.6 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,459
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#65,021
in continent
World
#90,876
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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