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Van Der Veen, Ailko

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FIDEFIDE 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 18 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 12 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

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#90,755

#90,755 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1672 → 1803
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1803
at age 65 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1803
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wim Viering 1,885
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B · Jul 2025 · +3.1 Elo
Evolution
-15
1770 → 1755
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/3#1331790-18.4
Dutch Open 2025 - Reserve B
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#91778+2.6
Worst Elo result: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C (-18.4 Elo, finished #133).

Rankings

/
England
#1,461
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#64,926
in continent
World
#90,754
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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