Dutch Championship 2025
16 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Venlo, Netherlands. 16 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2589, and top seed was Jorden Van Foreest (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2698).
Jorden Van Foreest (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2698) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Loek Van Wely (5.0) and Arthur De Winter (3.0). Van Foreest shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Arthur De Winter (IM, 2448) beat Erwin L'Ami (GM, 2618), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsGM Jorden Van Foreest led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Jorden Van Foreest takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
GM Jorden Van Foreest 1.5–0.5 against GM Loek Van Wely (R7 ½-½, R8 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.
GM Loek Van Wely won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJorden Van Foreest | * | ½ 1 | — | — |
| 2GMLoek Van Wely | ½ 0 | * | ½ ½ | — |
| 3IMArthur De Winter | — | ½ ½ | * | — |
| 4GMBenjamin Bok | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Foreest, JordenGM | 2698 | NED | +13B | =13N | =6N | =6B | +5B | +5N | =2N | +2B | 6.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 14.25 | 2743 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Van Wely, LoekGM | 2629 | NED | +16N | +16B | +7B | =7N | =3B | =3N | =1B | −1N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 2656 | +2.8 |
| 3 | De Winter, ArthurIM | 2448 | NED | =9N | =9B | −8N | +8B | =2N | =2B | F | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 2604 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Bok, BenjaminGM | 2593 | NED | =14N | +14B | =5B | =5N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 2593 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Vrolijk, LiamGM | 2521 | NED | =12N | =12B | =4N | =4B | −1N | −1B | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 2511 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Beerdsen, ThomasGM | 2512 | NED | =11N | =11B | =1B | =1N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 2566 | +2.6 |
| 7 | Sokolov, IvanGM | 2592 | NED | =15B | +15N | −2N | =2B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 2555 | -2.0 |
| 8 | L'Ami, ErwinGM | 2618 | NED | −10N | +10B | +3B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2483 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Van den Doel, ErikGM | 2565 | NED | =3B | =3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2448 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Ernst, SipkeGM | 2518 | NED | +8B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2618 | +2.8 |
| 11 | De Boer, EelkeIM | 2434 | NED | =6B | =6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2512 | +2.2 |
| 12 | Warmerdam, MaxGM | 2618 | NED | =5B | =5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2521 | -2.6 |
| 13 | Tiviakov, SergeiGM | 2537 | NED | −1N | =1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 2505 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Dambacher, MartijnGM | 2474 | NED | =4B | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 2400 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Swinkels, RobinGM | 2481 | NED | =7N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2399 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Burg, TwanGM | 2505 | NED | −2B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1829 | -6.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1De Winter, ArthurIMNED+12.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Van Foreest, JordenGMNED+4.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Ernst, SipkeGMNED+2.81.0 pts · #10
- 1L'Ami, ErwinGMNED-7.22.0 pts · #5
- 2Burg, TwanGMNED-6.60.0 pts · #16
- 3Van den Doel, ErikGMNED-3.21.0 pts · #9
- R4+170 Elo gap