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Van Foreest, Lucas
GM🇳🇱FIDE 1039792· Male· Netherlands· Born in 2001
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Lucas Van Foreest, a 25-year-old Dutch Grandmaster, is rated 2531 and ranked 13th among Dutch players, and 406th worldwide. He is currently in the 2525–2550 range. 28 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 8. Also played 1 rapid (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) and 1 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2589 was reached at age 21 (Aug 2022, World #241 at the time); he spent 13 months in Dutch top 10.
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 17) and IM in 2017 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20, World #11 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #16 in U14, World #19 in U12 and World #22 in U10.
Current rating
2531
Standard
Rpd2444·Blz2555
All-time high
2589
−58 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 21
Aug 2022 · age 21
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Dutch players · of 4,695
13 months in National top 10 (2022–2023)
13 months in National top 10 (2022–2023)
Career timeline
23 entries2023
13 months in national top 10
since Mar 2022
May 2023
2022
Peak Dutch rank: #8
at age 21 · rated 2589
Sep 2022
Peak World rank: #241
at age 21 · rated 2589
Aug 2022
All-time peak 2589
at age 21 · −58 from today
Aug 2022
2021
1,000 career games
at age 20
Dec 2021
14th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2544
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2530 → 2531
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
14.5/ 2072.5%
10W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #34 | 2591 | +2.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #119 | 2449 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3170 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 3225 | +7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2744 | +6.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 3245 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2335 | -15.9 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Premier Division (-15.9 Elo, finished #3).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSipke ErnstGM
🇳🇱NED·2540
+4 −7 =5
16 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsThomas BeerdsenGM
🇳🇱NED·2518
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsRobby KevlishviliGM
🇳🇱NED·2516
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJorden Van ForeestGM
🇳🇱NED·2735
+0 −7 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsAlexander DonchenkoGM
🇩🇪GER·2645
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#13
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#229
in continent
World
#406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Netherlands
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Europe
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