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Van Foreest, Machteld
FM🇳🇱FIDE 1051563· Female· Netherlands· Born in 2007
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Machteld Van Foreest, a 19-year-old Dutch FIDE Master, is rated 2294 and ranked 8th among women worldwide under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including JERUSALEM OPEN 2025) recently. Her peak of 2367 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2025, Dutch #72 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 15). Earned a IM norm at Chessfestival Groningen 2024 Open A. At junior level, she reached World #82 in U18, World #55 in U16, World #55 in U14, World #16 in U12, World #8 in U10, World #21 in U8 and #4 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2294
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2255
All-time high
2367
−73 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 18
Feb 2025 · age 18
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
92 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · women worldwide under 20 · of 1,440
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
May 2026
4th Dutch U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2330
Jan 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 18
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Aug 2025
Peak Dutch rank: #72
at age 18 · rated 2367
Feb 2025
82nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2367
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2285 → 2294
Tournaments
23
92 games
Score
53/ 9257.6%
36W34D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #44 | 2112 | -14.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2811 | +9.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2277 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2411 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2428 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 2151 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 1532 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2357 | +9.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 1725 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2254 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOnno ElgersmaFM
🇳🇱NED·2356
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEline RoebersIM
🇳🇱NED·2392
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsThomas BeerdsenGM
🇳🇱NED·2519
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAnna-Maja KazarianFM
🇳🇱NED·2317
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLeandro SlagboomFM
🇳🇱NED·2332
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#133
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#2,891
in continent
World
#4,314
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Netherlands
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