Dutch Open Youth Championship 2025 (U14)
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Jul 2025 to 06 Aug 2025 in Dieren, Netherlands. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Simon Botter (🇳🇱 NED, 1925).
Shinsaku Okita (🇳🇱 NED, 1819) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Rushaan Shaikh (6.5) and Imre Uitermark (6.5). Okita won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: David Formanoy (1533) beat Lev Rudman (1883), a +350-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsShinsaku Okita led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Shinsaku Okita never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Shinsaku Okita drew with Rushaan Shaikh (White).
Shinsaku Okita won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shinsaku Okita | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Rushaan Shaikh | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Imre Uitermark | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Simon Botter | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okita, Shinsaku | 1819 | NED | +20B | +9N | =2B | +3N | =4B | +11N | +7B | +14N | =5B | 7.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 37.75 | 2054 | +67.6 |
| 2 | Shaikh, Rushaan | 0 | NED | +19N | +7B | =1N | +14B | =10N | =4B | =3N | +9B | =8N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 1821 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Uitermark, Imre | 1774 | NED | +21N | +17B | =6N | −1B | +12N | =5B | =2B | +4N | +9N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 29.75 | 1877 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Los, Evan | 1824 | NED | +24N | =14B | +12N | +6B | =1N | =2N | =9B | −3B | =10N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 47.0 | 26.25 | 1855 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Kakrana, Reyansh | 1841 | NED | =16B | =10N | +25B | −11N | +8B | =3N | =6N | +12B | =1N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 26.50 | 1789 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Botter, Simon | 1925 | NED | +13B | +11N | =3B | −4N | −9B | +16N | =5B | =7N | +14B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 27.75 | 1879 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Mutta, Sevya Sonit | 1752 | NED | +22B | −2N | +23B | −10N | +18B | +13N | −1N | =6B | +17N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 18.25 | 1741 | -3.6 |
| 8 | De Wit, Jim | 1669 | NED | =10B | −12N | =18B | +23N | −5N | +17B | +21B | +11N | =2B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 19.75 | 1685 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Mendelsohn, Saffran | 0 | NED | +23N | −1B | +17N | =15B | +6N | +10B | =4N | −2N | −3B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 20.50 | 1851 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ma, Tim | 1884 | NED | =8N | =5B | +13N | +7B | =2B | −9N | −14B | +15N | =4B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 26.50 | 1873 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Nair, Pranav Prasobh | 1749 | NED | +18N | −6B | +19N | +5B | +14N | −1B | =12N | −8B | =13N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 1707 | -15.8 |
| 12 | Elangkumaran, Anumitra | 1616 | NED | =15N | +8B | −4B | +16N | −3B | +20N | =11B | −5N | +21B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1703 | +28.4 |
| 13 | Hardeman, Imara | 1684 | NED | −6N | +21B | −10B | +22N | =15N | −7B | +20B | +19N | =11B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1598 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Georgopoulos-Karbouniaris, Mylo | 1746 | NED | +25B | =4N | +16B | −2N | −11B | +15B | +10N | −1B | −6N | 4.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 18.25 | 1802 | +22.8 |
| 15 | Rudman, Lev | 1883 | UKR | =12B | −16N | +20B | =9N | =13B | −14N | +18B | −10B | +24N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 14.50 | 1536 | -102.8 |
| 16 | Formanoy, David | 1533 | NED | =5N | +15B | −14N | −12B | +17N | −6B | =22N | =24B | +20N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 14.75 | 1628 | +21.2 |
| 17 | Qiu, Roy | 0 | NED | F | −3N | −9B | +21N | −16B | −8N | +24B | +18N | −7B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Barbier, Emma | 0 | NED | −11B | =20N | =8N | +19B | −7N | +22B | −15N | −17B | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.50 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mustapha, Jehiah | 0 | NED | −2B | +22N | −11B | −18N | +23B | −21N | F | −13B | +25B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Barbier, Sarah | 0 | NED | −1N | =18B | −15N | +25N | +24B | −12B | −13N | F | −16B | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 4.50 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 40119610 | 0 | — | −3B | −13N | F | −17B | +25N | +19B | −8N | =23B | −12N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hesse, Johannes | 0 | GER | −7N | −19B | +24N | −13B | F | −18N | =16B | =25N | =23N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Van der Aa, Quinten | 0 | NED | −9B | F | −7N | −8B | −19N | −24N | +25B | =21N | =22B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ketkar, Nishad | 1507 | NED | −4B | −25N | −22B | F | −20N | +23B | −17N | =16N | −15B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1473 | -7.6 |
| 25 | Madularea, Mara | 0 | NED | −14N | +24B | −5N | −20B | −21B | F | −23N | =22B | −19N | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 1572 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Okita, ShinsakuNED+67.67.5 pts · #2
- 2Uitermark, ImreNED+28.46.5 pts · #8
- 3Elangkumaran, AnumitraNED+28.45.0 pts · #10
- 1Rudman, LevUKR-102.84.5 pts · #13
- 2Hardeman, ImaraNED-20.05.0 pts · #18
- 3Kakrana, ReyanshNED-17.25.5 pts · #4
- R2+350 Elo gap
- R7+138 Elo gap
- R6+137 Elo gap