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Berkenveld, Paulus
FIDE 7502583· Male· Curaçao· Born in 1964
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Paulus Berkenveld, a 62-year-old player, is rated 1550. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open and Nacho Moron Fall Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nacho Moron Rapid Tournament November 2025) recently. His peak of 1687 was reached at age 60 (Mar 2024, #29 nationally at the time).
Competes for Curaçao since Jun 2026.
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1479
All-time high
1687
−137 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#166,285
#166,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Switched federation: AHO → CUR
at age 62
Jun 2026
2025
5th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1589
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+217 Elo)
1470 → 1687
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
1592 → 1550
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2/ 825.0%
2W0D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/4 | #38 | 928 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #15 | 1797 | -2.4 |
Rankings
/
Curaçao
#49
out of 65 players
Americas
#20,360
in continent
World
#166,263
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Curaçao
| 1 | 2,214 | |
| 2 | 2,081 | |
| 3 | 2,002 | |
| 4 | 1,999 | |
| 5 | 1,989 | |
| 6 | 1,978 | |
| 7 | 1,977 | |
| 8 | 1,973 | |
| 9 | 1,971 | |
| 10 | 1,969 | |
| ... | ||
| 49 | 1,550 | |
Americas
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| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 20360 | 1,550 | |
World
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
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| ... | ||
| 166263 | 1,550 | |