Dutch Championship Women 2025
12 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Venlo, Netherlands. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2107, and top seed was Machteld Van Foreest (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2285).
Machteld Van Foreest (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2285) won with 4.0/8, ahead of Robin Duson (4.0) and Anne Haast (2.5). Van Foreest shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Robin Duson (WIM, 2143) beat Anne Haast (WGM, 2272), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 4.0/8, decided on Buchholz.
WIM Robin Duson takes the sole lead (3.0/5).
2 players finish on 4.0/8. Van Foreest takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
FM Machteld Van Foreest 1.0–1.0 against WIM Robin Duson (R7 ½-½, R8 ½-½).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMachteld Van Foreest | * | ½ ½ | — | 1 ½ |
| 2WIMRobin Duson | ½ ½ | * | 1 0 | — |
| 3WGMAnne Haast | — | 0 1 | * | — |
| 4Colleen Otten | 0 ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Foreest, MachteldFM | 2285 | NED | F | F | +5N | =5B | +4B | =4N | =2N | =2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 2259 | -2.4 |
| 2 | Duson, RobinWIM | 2143 | NED | F | F | +7B | +7N | +3B | −3N | =1B | =1N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2310 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Haast, AnneWGM | 2272 | NED | F | F | +6B | =6N | −2N | +2B | F | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2192 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Kazarian, Anna-MajaFM | 2260 | NED | F | F | +8N | +8B | −1N | =1B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2266 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Otten, Colleen | 1999 | NED | +12N | +12B | −1B | =1N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 2197 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Harmsen, JessicaWIM | 2050 | NED | +9B | =9N | −3N | =3B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2112 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Den Heijer, Rolinde | 1999 | NED | +10N | =10B | −2N | −2B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1999 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Van Amerongen, Marleen | 2056 | NED | =11N | +11B | −4B | −4N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 2033 | -4.0 |
| 9 | Westerhof, Fleur | 1951 | NED | −6N | =6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1857 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Taams, Lisanne | 2028 | NED | −7B | =7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1806 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Nagel, YvetteWFM | 1979 | NED | =8B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1863 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Kok, Marijke | 1918 | NED | −5B | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1199 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Duson, RobinWIMNED+26.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Otten, ColleenNED+19.22.5 pts · #4
- 3Harmsen, JessicaWIMNED+5.62.0 pts · #6
- 1Kok, MarijkeNED-15.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Taams, LisanneNED-11.60.5 pts · #10
- 3Westerhof, FleurNED-8.80.5 pts · #9
- R5+129 Elo gap