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Roose, Alex

FIDEFIDE 7500246· Male· Netherlands Antilles· Born in 1951

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Alex Roose, a 75-year-old player, is rated 1737. He has fluctuated between 1733 and 1844 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen. Also played 2 rapid (including Nacho Moron Rapid Tournament November 2025) and 1 blitz events (including National Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 32 months (2006–2008), 18 months (2008–2010), 19 months (2010–2012), 47 months (2012–2016), 13 months (2017–2019) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2159 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2003); he also reached #1 nationally in Apr 2004 and spent 13 months as #1.

Previously known as Alex Roose (until Jun 2022).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd1732·Blz1793

All-time high

2159

−422 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 52

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#96,963

#96,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808
13 months in #1 nationally (2004–2010)

Career timeline

24 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
1763 → 1800
Feb 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 72
Jul 2023
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 72 · rated 1896
Jan 2023
2022
Renamed to Alex Roose
at age 71
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1881
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1896
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Nacho Moron Fall Classic 2025
perf 1854 (+60) · 4.5/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Tjerk Albregtse 1,820
Curacao All Star Tournament 2026 OPEN · Apr 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-25
1762 → 1737
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
13.5/ 3340.9%
10W13D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262.5/9#4571618-41.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#18417910.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Weekendvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/3#3761602-15.6
Romeo Daou Tournament 2026
Swiss
Jan 20262/1#212316+3.6
National OPEN Championship 2025
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#151940-3.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-41.4 Elo, finished #457).

Rankings

/
Netherlands Antilles
#32
out of 67 players
Americas
#11,512
in continent
World
#96,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands Antilles
1
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2,201
2
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2,083
3
Bedi, VaibhavFollow Vaibhav BediTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,003
4
Blijstra, WillemFollow Willem BlijstraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,002
5
Dekker, MarvinFollow Marvin DekkerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,999
6
Neumann, Han H.W.M.Follow Han H.W.M. NeumannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,989
7
Flanders, CanderFollow Cander FlandersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,978
8
Van Opstal, RurikFollow Rurik Van OpstalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,977
9
Cuellar, OscarFollow Oscar CuellarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,972
10
Maduro, ShermanFollow Sherman MaduroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,969
...
32Roose, Alex1,737
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
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2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
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2,653
...
11512Roose, Alex1,737
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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96962Roose, Alex1,737