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NED · 41 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2548 (By May 2024)

Best performance: 2533 at Tartu Chess Festival - Tartu Open & Toomas Virro Memorial(Best of 2024)

World #=327 live, down 6#321 publishedNetherlands #11Europe #=202among active players

Rapid rating

2517

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since May 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 2520 to 2517 over the last 12 months; peak 2548 by May 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262553, -11, 9 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, 0, 0 games2514, 0, 0 games
May 20262564, 0, 0 games2517, -3, 11 games2514, -4, 11 games
Apr 20262564, +2, 2 games2520, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262562, +3, 1 game2520, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262559, -3, 2 games2520, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262562, +1, 1 game2520, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252561, +2, 2 games2520, 0, 0 games2518, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, Apr 18 – Apr 19.

From 83 rapid games on record, the latest on Apr 19.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
3rd Tartu Chess Festival: Alexela Cup; 3rd Toomas Virro memorial in rapid chessApr 18 – Apr 19TPR 24587½/11

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 83 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Daniel Fridman, May 2024 · II Nomme Open in Rapid Chess, 2579
2, GM Daniel Dardha, May 2024 · II Nomme Open in Rapid Chess, 2571
3, IM Toivo Keinanen, Aug 2025 · IV White Lady of Haapsalu & KIA Rapid, 2526

Openings · Rapid

From the moves of 11 of 83 rapid games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 6 of 6 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c6.

All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense350%

3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Rapid

8 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026117½23252458
20253122½22872462
2024412922922450

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Jan Smeets · Rapid

World

  1. #=322GM Viktor Erdos2518.0
  2. #=322GM Dusan Popovic2518.0
  3. #=327GM Jan Smeets2517.0
  4. #=327GM Steven Zierk2517.0
  5. #=327GM Daniel Forcen Esteban2517.0

Netherlands

  1. #9GM Robby Kevlishvili2519.0
  2. #10GM Liam Vrolijk2518.0
  3. #11GM Jan Smeets2517.0
  4. #12GM Max Warmerdam2509.0
  5. #13GM Thomas Beerdsen2505.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.