Van Bemmelen, Ursus
FMFIDE 7501013· Male· Netherlands Antilles· Born in 1973
Ursus Van Bemmelen, a 53-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2083 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 20 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National OPEN Championship 2025, Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open, and Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN. Also played 1 blitz event (including National Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He took a 31-month break between Jan 2020 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2197 was reached at age 43 (Dec 2016, #2 nationally at the time); he has been in top 3 for 108 months and counting.
Previously known as Ursus Bemmelen van (until Mar 2024). Awarded FM in 2016 (age 43).
Current rating
2083
Standard
All-time high
2197
Dec 2016 · age 43
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
National top 3 since Oct 2016
Career timeline
17 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2048 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2021 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2012 | -3.2 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 2,201 | |
| 2 | 2,083 | |
| 3 | 2,003 | |
| 4 | 2,002 | |
| 5 | 1,999 | |
| 6 | 1,989 | |
| 7 | 1,978 | |
| 8 | 1,977 | |
| 9 | 1,972 | |
| 10 | 1,969 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,718 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 1785 | 2,083 | |
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 17034 | 2,083 | |