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Eefting, Martijn
🇳🇱FIDE 445126· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1979
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Martijn Eefting, a 47-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1987 — just 5 short of his peak of 1992 (Mar 2026, age 47). He is progressing steadily with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 85e Noteboomtoernooi, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 5 Round 6, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. He took a 17-month break between Mar 2018 and Sep 2019.
Competes for Netherlands since Sep 2024.
Current rating
1987
Standard
Rpd1842·Blz1823
All-time high
1992
−5 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 47
Mar 2026 · age 47
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,636
#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100th Dutch 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1992
May 2026
All-time peak 1992
at age 47 · −5 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Switched federation: ENG → NED
at age 45
Sep 2024
98th Dutch 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1969
May 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1753 → 1916
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 44
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+52
1935 → 1987
Tournaments
9
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
14W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #85 | 1959 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #124 | 2090 | +15.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #424 | 1913 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #50 | 2082 | +9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #53 | 2771 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #50 | 2594 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #528 | 988 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2177 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #50 | 1933 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Netherlands
#1,190
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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