Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group A

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99 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2414, and top seed was Antonios Pavlidis (🇬🇷 GRE, GM, 2579).

Luis Engel (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2560) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Tim Grutter (5.0) and Rick Lahaye (5.0). Engel won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Djad Maes (2140) beat Upadhyaya Anwesh (IM, 2411), a +271-point gap.

Location

🇳🇱Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates

24 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇷GMAntonios Pavlidis2579

Avg top 10

2,414

Participants

Titled players · 38

GM×3

IM×5

FM×16

CM×12

WGM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇳🇱Netherlands×56

🇩🇪Germany×15

🇧🇪Belgium×3

🇹🇷Turkiye×3

🇨🇿Czech Republic×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇬🇧Scotland×2

🇮🇳India×2

Top 3

🥇
GMLuis Engel
🇩🇪GER·2560
5.5pts·2698perf+6.6
🥈
IMTim Grutter
🇳🇱NED·2394
5.0pts·2491perf+6.8
🥉
Rick Lahaye
🇳🇱NED·2378
5.0pts·2523perf+10.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

GM Luis Engel led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Engel5.5Grutter5Lahaye5Sari4.5Zheng4.5Guntaka4.5

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

GM Luis Engel held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Luis Engel 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Tim Grutter 3 wins (R1–R3)Rick Lahaye 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMLuis Engel	*	—	1	—
2IMTim Grutter	—	*	—	—
3Rick Lahaye	0	—	*	—
4FMYasin Sari	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Engel, LuisGM	2560	GER	+56N	+54B	+28N	+3B	=4N	+13B	5.5	19.5	22.0	19.75	2698	+6.6
2	Grutter, TimIM	2394	NED	+43N	+29B	+26N	=14B	=6N	+16B	5.0	19.5	22.5	18.25	2491	+6.8
3	Lahaye, Rick	2378	NED	+37B	+79N	+34B	−1N	+25B	+14N	5.0	19.0	21.0	15.50	2523	+10.5
4	Bagrationi, AlexanderGM	2405	ISR	+59B	+44N	+23B	=6N	=1B	=9N	4.5	21.0	23.5	16.25	2466	+5.1
5	Hummel, Paul	2106	NED	+22B	=7N	=35B	+19B	=10N	+31B	4.5	20.0	23.0	17.00	2434	+52.0
6	Walek, PetrFM	2306	CZE	+75N	+15B	+77N	=4B	=2B	=18N	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.75	2416	+17.8
7	Panjer, SidneyFM	2273	GER	+63N	=5B	=89N	+44B	+24N	=8B	4.5	18.0	19.5	14.25	2354	+12.6
8	Zuferi, EnisFM	2336	GER	+66B	=53N	=36B	+39N	+17B	=7N	4.5	17.0	19.0	14.00	2383	+3.3
9	Sari, YasinFM	2320	TUR	=86N	+96B	+40N	+18B	=14N	=4B	4.5	17.0	17.5	12.50	2437	+18.2
10	Zheng, Harry Z	2255	ENG	+84B	−34N	+59B	+23N	=5B	+46N	4.5	16.5	18.0	12.75	2306	+14.0
11	Aamuktha GuntakaWFM	2069	IND	+33B	=35N	+61B	−65N	+38B	+22N	4.5	15.5	18.0	14.00	2456	+87.9
12	Sprenger de la Iglesia, YevgeniCM	2171	ESP	+71B	−13B	=60N	+55N	+77B	+27N	4.5	14.5	16.5	11.25	2354	+54.8
13	Eren, AtaberkIM	2417	TUR	+45B	+12N	=17B	=25N	+35B	−1N	4.0	20.5	23.5	14.25	2382	-2.0
14	Abdulla, MuradFM	2310	SCO	+94B	+70N	+24B	=2N	=9B	−3B	4.0	20.0	21.0	11.25	2330	+3.8
15	Maes, Djad	2140	NED	+27B	−6N	=22B	+53N	=28B	+35N	4.0	18.0	20.5	12.50	2389	+39.2
16	Dovgaliuk, OleksandrFM	2303	UKR	+67B	=41N	+53B	=17N	+36B	−2N	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.00	2329	+4.2
17	Goudriaan, Rafael	2200	NED	+73B	+55N	=13N	=16B	−8N	+81B	4.0	17.0	19.0	10.50	2338	+21.8
18	Lont, AddyFM	2273	NED	=58B	+72N	+41B	−9N	+83B	=6B	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.50	2312	+6.6
19	De Groote, Ewoud	2207	NED	−68B	+90N	+67B	−5N	+37B	+34N	4.0	14.5	15.5	9.00	2228	+3.0
20	Den Hartog, Marijn	2216	NED	+90B	−24N	=66B	=37N	+67B	+39N	4.0	13.5	14.5	8.50	2239	+3.4
21	Schilstra, Laurens	2129	NED	−42B	+99N	−38B	+57N	+70B	+36N	4.0	13.5	13.5	7.50	2292	+26.0
22	Zhu, ChenwuFM	2261	NED	−5N	+84B	=15N	+45B	+26N	−11B	3.5	19.5	21.0	10.00	2165	-28.8
23	Maters, Arthur	2146	NED	+50B	+42N	−4N	−10B	=32N	+54B	3.5	18.5	21.0	10.25	2295	+24.2
24	Sterk, Ralf	2049	NED	+39B	+20B	−14N	+89N	−7B	=42N	3.5	18.5	20.0	10.00	2307	+80.8
25	Pel, BonnoFM	2249	NED	F	+58N	+30B	=13B	−3N	+47B	3.5	18.0	18.0	11.00	2386	+18.0
26	Vroombout, Enrico	2086	NED	+74B	+32N	−2B	=38N	−22B	+53N	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.50	2302	+34.4
27	Anwesh, UpadhyayaIM	2411	IND	−15N	+63B	=78N	+82B	+29N	−12B	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.00	2182	-15.3
28	Stolwijk, Colin	2231	NED	+76B	+68N	−1B	F	=15N	+40B	3.5	16.5	16.5	9.00	2364	+16.8
29	Sabirov, Rafael	2161	GER	+85B	−2N	=55B	+60N	−27B	+58N	3.5	16.0	17.5	7.75	2227	+10.4
30	Hagenmeyer, Felix	2085	GER	=49N	+47B	−25N	=40B	=44N	+74B	3.5	15.5	17.5	9.50	2260	+58.0
31	Kratochvil, Vit	2228	CZE	−34B	+76N	=37B	+66N	+41B	−5N	3.5	15.5	17.5	8.50	2173	-8.4
32	Kazarian, Anna-MajaFM	2244	NED	+97N	−26B	−43N	+75N	=23B	+56B	3.5	14.5	15.0	6.75	2178	-9.8
33	Van Arkel, RogierCM	2195	NED	−11N	=69B	=48N	+72B	+78N	=65B	3.5	14.0	16.0	7.75	2234	+5.0
34	Erdogan, Anil BerkCM	2091	TUR	+31N	+10B	−3N	=54B	=52N	−19B	3.0	20.0	22.5	10.75	2240	+23.2
35	Korten, Lando	2219	GER	+69N	=11B	=5N	+43B	−13N	−15B	3.0	20.0	22.0	9.50	2160	-10.0
36	Signorelli, Gaetano	2212	ITA	=46N	+62B	=8N	+81B	−16N	−21B	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.25	2175	-6.0
37	Elier, AliCM	2131	LBA	−3N	+87B	=31N	=20B	−19N	+92B	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.25	2182	+7.6
38	Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCM	2206	SCO	+64N	−77B	+21N	=26B	−11N	=45B	3.0	17.5	19.5	9.75	2086	-38.4
39	Jellema, Pieter	2171	NED	−24N	+64B	+71N	−8B	+43N	−20B	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.50	2145	-4.4
40	Van Baar, EsperFM	2193	NED	=62N	+48B	−9B	=30N	+69B	−28N	3.0	17.0	19.0	8.00	2147	-7.8
41	Battistelli, Fausto	2144	BEL	+88N	=16B	−18N	+62B	−31N	=44B	3.0	17.0	18.5	7.50	2166	+7.2
42	Brink, BarryIM	2338	NED	+21N	−23B	=45N	=78B	=56N	=24B	3.0	16.5	18.5	9.50	2125	-16.1
43	Van der Werf, Joel	2139	NED	−2B	+85N	+32B	−35N	−39B	+80N	3.0	16.5	18.0	7.00	2183	+6.2
44	Snijders, Take	2168	NED	+93B	−4B	+92N	−7N	=30B	=41N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.25	2161	-2.8
45	Bosboom, Ardin	2142	NED	−13N	+91B	=42B	−22N	+60B	=38N	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.50	2222	+11.8
46	Darie, Aden	2090	NED	=36B	F	+49N	=52B	+54N	−10B	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.50	2281	+52.4
47	Roos, AdrianFM	2195	BEL	=57B	−30N	+50B	=69N	+80B	−25N	3.0	14.5	16.5	7.25	2087	-17.2
48	Rybarczyk, Klaus	2092	GER	=61B	−40N	=33B	+74N	−53B	+95N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	2191	+16.0
49	Visser, Henk-JanCM	2206	NED	=30B	=57N	−46B	−67N	+71B	+76N	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.00	2085	-19.4
50	Sleeckx, Alexander	1996	NED	−23N	+75B	−47N	=86B	=68B	+66N	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.75	2132	+21.8
51	Mocic, Ivano	2146	CRO	−55B	=73N	=72B	=68N	=64B	+69N	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.25	2072	-24.4
52	Wunnink, MichaelFM	2181	NED	F	F	+57B	=46N	=34B	+61N	3.0	11.0	11.0	8.00	2313	+13.6
53	Saim, Mohamed IliasFM	2156	ALG	+80N	=8B	−16N	−15B	+48N	−26B	2.5	19.0	21.0	7.25	2108	-8.8
54	Kotyk, MichaelCM	2192	GER	+60B	−1N	+68B	=34N	−46B	−23N	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.00	2114	-15.2
55	Frans, Richard	2015	NED	+51N	−17B	=29N	−12B	+84B	−83N	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.25	2099	+12.8
56	Walter, Richard	2143	GER	−1B	−71N	+90B	+73N	=42B	−32N	2.5	16.0	17.0	4.50	2166	+0.8
57	Becx, CesarFM	2069	NED	=47N	=49B	−52N	−21B	=72N	+84B	2.5	15.0	16.5	5.50	2094	+3.2
58	Andries, Alf	2109	DEN	=18N	−25B	−62N	+87N	+85B	−29B	2.5	15.0	16.5	5.00	2079	-5.8
59	Gerlach, FelixCM	2140	GER	−4N	+93B	−10N	+92B	−61N	=62B	2.5	15.0	16.0	3.25	2111	-6.2
60	Vlieger, Olaf	2056	NED	−54N	+98N	=12B	−29B	−45N	+91B	2.5	14.5	15.0	3.75	2088	+4.4
61	Garbuz, VitaliyCM	2229	GER	=48N	+86B	−11N	F	+59B	−52B	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.50	2121	-14.4
62	Holzwarth, Felix	2058	GER	=40B	−36N	+58B	−41N	=66B	=59N	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.25	2097	+10.8
63	Spit, Vincent	2113	NED	−7B	−27N	=87B	−84N	+90B	+73N	2.5	13.0	14.0	3.75	2108	-2.8
64	Borsos, BogdanIM	2078	UKR	−38B	−39N	+98B	F	=51N	+70N	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.00	2164	+5.8
65	Pavlidis, AntoniosGM	2579	GRE	F	F	+70B	+11B	F	=33N	2.5	10.0	10.0	8.25	2457	-2.5
66	Krylov, Philippe	2127	NED	−8N	+80B	=20N	−31B	=62N	−50B	2.0	17.5	19.5	5.25	2019	-34.8
67	Paprocki, Jaroslaw	2115	POL	−16N	+88B	−19N	+49B	−20N	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	2108	-1.4
68	Teianu, Maxim	2086	NED	+19N	−28B	−54N	=51B	=50N	−78B	2.0	16.0	18.0	7.00	2027	-18.8
69	Kanis, Sierk	2091	NED	−35B	=33N	+96N	=47B	−40N	−51B	2.0	15.5	16.0	3.75	2060	-4.8
70	Fikiet, Alex	2151	USA	+82N	−14B	−65N	+71B	−21N	−64B	2.0	15.0	17.0	4.00	2065	-16.2
71	Rogozyanskiy, Alexander	2054	NED	−12N	+56B	−39B	−70N	−49N	+97B	2.0	15.0	15.5	3.00	2032	-6.8
72	Van Kuijk, Vadim	2089	NED	F	−18B	=51N	−33N	=57B	+85N	2.0	14.5	14.5	4.25	2072	-2.8
73	Finkenflugel, Renzo	2070	NED	−17N	=51B	=86N	−56B	+88N	−63B	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.75	1990	-12.6
74	Coenen, EduardCM	2206	NED	−26N	+97B	−81N	−48B	+91N	−30N	2.0	13.0	13.5	1.50	1967	-38.4
75	Teianu, Sabin	2116	NED	−6B	−50N	+93N	−32B	−92N	+96B	2.0	13.0	13.5	1.50	2003	-36.8
76	Smid, Jelle	2095	NED	−28N	−31B	+88N	−95B	+93N	−49B	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.50	2015	-12.8
77	Uddin, Ahnaf Tajwar	2011	NED	+98B	+38N	−6B	F	−12N	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	2207	+19.8
78	Gijsen, William	2142	NED	F	F	=27B	=42N	−33B	+68N	2.0	12.0	12.0	5.25	2258	+11.4
79	Iolis, Oleg	2162	BEL	+87N	−3B	−82N	+91B	−81N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	2053	-15.2
80	Termeulen, Albert	2030	NED	−53B	−66N	+97N	+96B	−47N	−43B	2.0	11.0	11.5	1.00	2021	-1.4
81	Dinanath, HrdyaCM	2134	NED	F	F	+74B	−36N	+79B	−17N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	2195	+13.6
82	Looijer, Dave	2020	NED	−70B	+94N	+79B	−27N	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	2116	+5.6
83	Meyling, Lennart	2154	GER	+99B	F	F	F	−18N	+55B	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.50	2229	+6.0
84	Pathak, Raghav	2104	NED	−10N	−22N	=85B	+63B	−55N	−57N	1.5	15.5	17.0	3.25	1932	-53.6
85	Kohler, AranFM	2036	NED	−29N	−43B	=84N	+98B	−58N	−72B	1.5	12.5	13.0	1.25	1932	-15.6
86	Sommer, Justus	2123	GER	=9B	−61N	=73B	=50N	F	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	4.75	2067	-14.0
87	Mehra, Roger	2039	NED	−79B	−37N	=63N	−58B	=96N	=90B	1.5	11.0	11.5	2.00	1934	-15.4
88	Bosma, Jan	1966	NED	−41B	−67N	−76B	+94N	−73B	=98N	1.5	10.0	10.5	1.25	1748	-20.4
89	Stemmler, FabianCM	2191	GER	+91N	F	=7B	−24B	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	3.25	2126	-5.2
90	Moaataz, AyahWGM	2090	EGY	−20N	−19B	−56N	=97B	−63N	=87N	1.0	14.5	15.0	1.00	1863	-32.6
91	Garay, Enzo	2056	NED	−89B	−45N	+94B	−79N	−74B	−60N	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.00	1351	-74.4
92	Van der Geld, Jona	0	NED	F	F	−44B	−59N	+75B	−37N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1946	-7.2
93	Mensing, Adrian	2040	NED	−44N	−59N	−75B	F	−76B	+94N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1330	-30.0
94	Wierenga, Luuk	0	NED	−14N	−82B	−91N	−88B	+97N	−93B	1.0	9.5	10.0	0.50	1809	0.0
95	Margarido, Jose Miguel Teixeira	2167	POR	F	F	F	+76N	F	−48B	1.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	2094	-4.0
96	Kleibeuker, Mika	2159	NED	F	−9N	−69B	−80N	=87B	−75N	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.75	1753	-90.8
97	Zengin, Siyar	2098	NED	−32B	−74N	−80B	=90N	−94B	−71N	0.5	10.5	11.5	0.50	1759	-72.4
98	Sefton, Adam	2146	ENG	−77N	−60B	−64N	−85N	F	=88B	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	1663	-111.2
99	Ellenbroek, Ton	2025	NED	−83N	−21B	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1342	-13.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aamuktha GuntakaWFMIND
+87.9
4.5 pts · #6
2Sterk, RalfNED
+80.8
3.5 pts · #23
3Hagenmeyer, FelixGER
+58.0
3.5 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Sefton, AdamENG
-111.2
0.5 pts · #94
2Kleibeuker, MikaNED
-90.8
0.5 pts · #96
3Garay, EnzoNED
-74.4
1.0 pts · #99

Biggest upsets

R1+271 Elo gap
Maes, Djad2140 beat IMAnwesh, Upadhyaya2411
R6+240 Elo gap
CMSprenger de la Iglesia, Yevgeni2171 beat IMAnwesh, Upadhyaya2411
R2+195 Elo gap
Uddin, Ahnaf Tajwar2011 beat CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik2206