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17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Group A

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137 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Maastricht, Netherlands. 52 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2495, and top seed was Max Warmerdam (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2613).

Benjamin Bok (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2582) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Pierre Laurent-Paoli (6.0) and Max Warmerdam (5.5). Bok won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Roel Donker (CM, 2213) beat Thomas Beerdsen (GM, 2538), a +325-point gap.

Location
🇳🇱Maastricht, Netherlands
Dates
06 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇱GMMax Warmerdam2613
Avg top 10
2,495
Participants
137
Titled players · 52
GM×5
IM×8
FM×23
CM×13
WIM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×80
🇩🇪Germany×24
🇧🇪Belgium×21
🇫🇷France×3
Netherlands Antilles×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
43
15
4
5
3
1
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Bok takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli drew with GM Benjamin Bok (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMPierre Laurent-Paoli*
½
½
2GMBenjamin Bok
½
*
½
3GMMax Warmerdam
½
½
*
4IMChristian Gloeckler*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bok, BenjaminGM2582NED+73N+9B+7N=2B+8N=3B+10N6.031.534.528.752691+8.2
2Laurent-Paoli, PierreGM2545FRA+50N+80B+31N=1N+15B+16B=3N6.028.031.025.252668+9.9
3Warmerdam, MaxGM2613NED+52B+76N=15B+20N+6B=1N=2B5.529.532.524.252659+4.8
4Pham, KhoiIM2377NED=45N=37B+24N=31B+71N+17B+14N5.525.528.522.502396+2.4
5Gloeckler, ChristianIM2439GER+32B14N+37B=70N+72B+34N+15B5.524.027.021.002436-0.3
6Gurevich, MikhailGM2567BEL+33B+23N+14BF3N+39B+20N5.027.027.021.502586+3.0
7Elgersma, OnnoFM2393NED+30B+55N1B14N+113B+59N+33B5.026.028.017.502390+1.0
8Smeets, KobeFM2323NED+106N=96B+72N+18N1B=25B+36N5.024.527.017.502416+17.6
9Ritzerveld, NoahFM2298NED+36B1N+101B32N+89B+41N+51B5.024.527.017.002367+12.8
10Pauly, CarloFM2278GER31B+115N+113B+41N+44B+33N1B5.024.026.016.002360+15.2
11Baselmans, LuukFM2394NED=37N=40B35N+43B+87N+49B+52B5.023.026.018.002333-4.2
12Beerdsen, ThomasGM2538NED14B+106N+120B+50N33B+70N+40B5.021.523.515.002363-11.4
13Stricker, Florian2260GER49N=88B+99N=71B+97N+56B+39N5.019.522.015.502284+5.0
14Donker, RoelCM2213NED+12N+5B6N+7B=20B+58N4B4.530.534.021.252549+60.2
15Lenaerts, LennertFM2337BEL+84N+35B=3N+49B2N+31B5N4.528.531.517.252426+16.8
16Barzen, PascalFM2348GER+34B=17N+38B=19N+51B2N=30B4.527.531.018.252339-0.4
17Coenen, EduardCM2157NED+129N=16B18B+46N+67B4N+50N4.525.527.014.752359+37.2
18Dann, MatthiasIM2446GER+65N=49B+17N8B=59N+42B=23N4.525.028.517.752289-11.7
19Kueppers, TimoFM2295GER=27N+54B+71N=16B39N+35B=24N4.525.028.017.252275-3.0
20Degraeve, RemyIM2425FRA+82N+70B+98N3B=14N+32B6B4.525.027.514.752405-0.4
21Kurt, SaschaFM2312NED=54N+45B=96N+35B=38N=24B=25N4.524.527.017.502256-9.4
22Kutzner, Stephen2077GER=25N=51B+27N=72B+96N=95B=26N4.523.025.516.252279+39.0
23Decrop, BenjaminFM2239BEL+88N6B+43N=96B=75N+92B=18B4.522.525.015.002326+15.6
24Boudry, WilliamFM2127BEL+103B=91N4B+104N+122B=21N=19B4.522.524.513.002341+40.0
25Swijsen, Lars2142BEL=22B=131N=100B+109N+74B=8N=21B4.522.023.014.252248+20.0
26Grochal, JoeyFM2243NED55B=36N+105B=114N+53B+77N=22B4.521.023.014.252222-3.6
27Vos, Tjark2171AHO=19B95N22B+131N+103B+74N+68B4.521.022.012.252234+12.4
28De Mon, Gino2028NED=81B+102N32B=57N=54B+93N+79B4.520.022.513.502255+43.2
29Docx, StefanIM2398BEL+83B31N70B=53N+116B+101N+44B4.520.022.013.252229-12.7
30Terlouw, WouterFM2196NED7N75B+132N+133B+94N+85B=16N4.519.520.510.252248+20.4
31Schmitz, Philipp2164GER+10N+29B2B=4N+114B15N=58B4.029.031.016.002397+41.4
32Gijsen, Stief2210BEL5N+56B+28N+9B=58B20N=46B4.027.030.516.752302+17.2
33Van Batenburg, Mees2218NED6N+97B+78N+75B+12N10B7N4.026.028.513.502337+40.4
34Kazarjan, GachaturFM2191NED16N=42B+107N+61B+47N5B=38N4.025.528.014.002221+11.2
35Steffens, OlafFM2157GER+91B15N+11B21N+62B19N+77B4.025.028.014.502297+26.8
36Verheyen, Olivier2171BEL9N=26B+125N=47B+60N+78B8B4.025.026.512.252193+4.6
37Visser, Henk-JanCM2199NED=11B=4N5N+117B85N+97B+71N4.024.526.512.752270+13.0
38Koster, ChielCM2141NED+116N+64B16N+94B=21B40N=34B4.023.525.512.752256+22.2
39Kienitz, Andre2124GER=108B+128N=76B+62N+19B6N13B4.023.525.012.252275+26.2
40Eckardt, Joshua2241GERF=11N+87B+98B=42N+38B12N4.023.523.514.002362+18.2
41van der Valk, Niklas2121GER+69B=79N+80N10B=76N9B+73N4.022.525.512.502287+31.6
42Verheul, Job2081NED+124B=34N=52B+79N=40B18N=54B4.022.524.012.002259+32.2
43Bodicky, MichalCM2117CZE=62B+108N23B11N+86B=79N+83B4.022.024.511.752215+18.2
44Maes, Djad2037NED56N+116B+64N+97B10N+73B29N4.022.024.011.002254+39.0
45Tiggelman, ReneFM2193NED=4B21N=74B=81N=109B+108N+90B4.021.524.012.502208+3.0
46Boeren, Jurriaan2083NED+63N+84B49N17B=82N+98B=32N4.021.524.012.502199+22.4
47Scholz, Benedict2055GER=99B=53N+93B=36N34B=66N+70B4.021.023.512.752208+59.2
48Sterk, Ralf1904NED=102B=77N=53B=113N=119B=57N+110B4.017.019.010.752182+100.0
49Van Doren, Bas2162NED+13B=18N+46B15N=77B11N=109B3.526.028.514.002241+13.4
50Ramien, David2216GER2B+105N+81B12B=61N+123N17B3.524.526.59.252231+0.2
51Dinanath, HrdyaCM2133NEDF=22N+103B+63B16N+76B9N3.523.023.011.252236+33.6
52Klinova, MashaIM2231ISR3N+123B=42NF+90B+75B11N3.522.522.510.002291+4.2
53Kalle, Erwin2120NED=125N=47B=48N=29B26N=60B+124N3.522.023.510.252085-7.2
54Veltman, Jelmer2173NED=21B19N+131BF=28N+61B=42N3.522.022.011.002200+5.2
55Groenewoud, Joel2159NED+26N7B58N78B+126N=105B+107N3.521.022.59.752185+6.7
56Tan, Yi Rui RayCM2101SGP+44B32N=83B=120N+129B13N=84B3.521.022.59.502192+34.4
57Nguyen, Khoi2130BELF=109B=60N=28B=63N=48B+78N3.521.021.012.002056-22.0
58Lahaye, Rick2390NEDF=120N+55B+82B=32N14B=31N3.521.021.011.502249-10.4
59Ten Dam, BramFM2137NEDF+60B122N+100N=18B7B+85N3.520.520.511.252269+38.0
60Meulmeester, Luuk1989NED+74B59N=57B=101N36B=53N+113B3.520.022.09.752127+52.0
61Versyck, Dominique2061BEL89B+137N+66B34N=50B54N+101B3.520.020.07.752143+15.6
62Aravindhan, AchyuthCM2054NED=43N=118B+127N39B35N=87B+105N3.519.521.08.502122+26.8
63Garay, Enzo1964NED46B+135N+89B51N=57B=72N=106B3.519.519.57.502120+57.2
64Van der Hagen, LoekFM2237NED98B38N44B=69N+130B+100N+114B3.518.520.07.752085-28.2
65Den Hartog, Marijn2213NED18B71NF+86N+100B+114N=67B3.518.518.59.252188-3.4
66Krieger, Markus2186LIE122N=78B61N+125B+117N=47B=92N3.517.519.08.502094-17.6
67Janse, Jan Jaap2086NED+137B=83NF=73B17N+82B=65N3.517.017.07.752224+23.0
68Leenen, BoydCM2052NED97N+124B123N+99B=98N+96B27N3.516.518.07.752110+22.4
69Van De Perre, Tom2060BEL41N=86B133N=64B=99N+131B+96N3.516.517.58.002105+8.4
70Gramb, Marius2159GER+119B20N+29N=5B=78N12B47N3.026.528.510.752255+13.6
71De Jong, LodeCM2108NED+121N+65B19B=13N4B=84N37B3.025.527.59.502175+22.0
72Keetman, MaaikeWFM2134NED+100B+119N8B=22N5N=63B94N3.024.026.08.502115-5.0
73Kumar, Prajit Sai2223NED1B+89N=90B=67N+81B44N41B3.023.526.59.252114-45.2
74Moreto Quintana, Alex2085ESP60N+134B=45N+88B25N27B=93B3.022.523.07.002072-2.8
75Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav2084ENG+86B+30N=95B33N=23B52NF3.022.522.511.252186+32.8
76Harff, MarcelFM2315GER+115B3B=39N+90N=41B51NF3.022.022.09.002213-8.4
77Schroer, Marcel2097NED78N=48B+136N+80B=49N26B35N3.022.022.06.752067-6.0
78De Block, Yordi2035BEL+77B=66N33B+55N=70B36N57B3.021.524.59.752110+13.6
79Petermann, Michail2233GER96N=41B+118N42B+111N=43B28N3.021.523.58.502049-35.0
80Madularea, DavidFM2255NED+93B2N41B77N+104B90N+116B3.021.523.57.502116-54.8
81Becx, CesarFM2087NED=28N+85B50N=45B73N=88B=82N3.021.024.010.252101+1.8
82Mueer, Sebastian2208GER20B+111N+104B58N=46B67N=81B3.021.023.58.502122-17.2
83Heldenbergh, Nils2206BEL29N=67B=56N+112B92N+124B43N3.021.022.57.502064-26.8
84Grooten, HermanIM2189NED15B46NF+107B+102N=71B=56N3.020.020.08.252130-4.8
85Morard, Ambroise2040BEL=114B81N=115B+110N+37B30N59B3.019.521.58.502097+20.4
86Koppenens, Oscar1967NED75N=69N+102B65B43N=112B+127N3.019.020.57.002060+32.8
87Schonberger, Daan2117NED=132N+92B40NF11B=62N+104B3.019.019.07.752140+2.6
88Gijsen, William2151NED23B=13NF74N+131B=81N+102B3.019.019.07.502138-2.2
89De Reese, Elias2121BEL+61N73B63N+136B9N94B+132N3.019.019.04.502050-28.0
90De Boer, BasCM2114NED=126N+132B=73N76B52N+80B45N3.018.019.06.252139+3.8
91Van Rootselaar, Rik2243NED35N=24B97N=111B107N+134B+118N3.018.018.56.002052-36.4
92Bocquenet-Drouode, HugoCM2053FRAF87N=119B+115N+83B23N=66B3.018.018.07.752194+44.8
93Goossens, HanneWIM2160BEL80N=129B47N+126B+128N28B=74N3.017.519.05.252061-19.2
94Edwardss, Dylan2038NEDFF+110B38N30B+89N+72B3.017.017.08.502216+24.4
95Offringa, Joost2266NEDF+27B=75NF+123B=22NF3.014.014.010.252306+3.6
96Schilstra, Laurens2148NED+79B=8N=21B=23N22B68N69B2.525.528.510.002083-13.2
97Kshirsagar, Pranav2115NED+68B33N+91B44N13B37N=103B2.523.526.07.752052-25.6
98Tomme, Lowie2151BEL+64N+122B20B40N=68B46NF2.521.521.57.252171+1.6
99Zhou, Zhengke2118NED=47N=125B13B68N=69B=103N=108B2.521.022.57.001986-26.2
100Kemper, Meinolf2073GER72N+121B=25N59B65N64B+126N2.520.021.55.752035-7.8
101Chua, Ethan2124NED=117N+133B9N=60B=124N29B61N2.520.021.04.502017-44.0
102Le Clercq, Maxim2080NED=48N28B86N+121N84B+125B88N2.519.521.05.501947-25.6
103De Block, Fabio2069BEL24N+130B51N=127B27N=99B=97N2.519.020.54.752015-10.8
104Margaryan, Artur2045ARM=118N+112B82N24B80N+111B87N2.518.520.56.002039-2.0
105Harff, Wilfried2109GER+134B50B26N124N+121B=55N62B2.518.519.04.252000-21.2
106Duijn, RichardFM2185NED8B12B=126NF=125N+117B=63N2.518.518.55.252110-14.2
107Ercan, Selman2072NED=127B=110N34B84N+91B=113N55B2.518.019.56.002064-2.0
108Beck, Michael2061GER=39N43B117N+132B=127N45B=99N2.518.019.05.002013-9.6
109Cornelisse, Ticho2071NEDF=57NF25B=45N+127B=49N2.517.017.07.002151+11.0
110Maters, Arthur2130NEDF=107B94N85B+134N+118B48N2.515.015.03.751978-25.2
111Verhoeven, Robin2090NED+130B82B129N=91N79B104N+128N2.514.516.04.502050-8.4
112Gerrits, Augustin2088BELF104N+128B83N120B=86N+115B2.514.014.05.002053-12.8
113Thijssen, Freek2122NEDF+117B10N=48B7N=107B60N2.022.022.05.251993-42.4
114Van Lith, Arjan2104NED=85N+126BF=26B31N65B64N2.020.020.05.252033-11.2
115Vroombout, Enrico2174NED76N10B=85N92B+135N=128B112N2.018.018.02.251970-38.8
116Zepeda, LorenaWIM2076ESA38B44N=130N+135B29N=132B80N2.018.018.01.251980-19.8
117Fokkinga, Tijl2068NED=101B113N+108B37N66B106N=121B2.017.019.04.751974-35.6
118Bus, TomCM2105NED=104B=62N79B119N+136B110N91B2.016.516.53.001987-22.4
119Grooten, Tommy2244NED70N72B=92N+118B=48NFF2.015.015.05.501999-63.6
120Raasch, Joerg2200GERF=58B12N=56B+112NFF2.014.514.56.002279+6.8
121Lopes, Samuel2045NED71B100N+134N102B105N=126B=117N2.014.014.52.251919-47.6
122Goudriaan, EtienneIM2331NED+66B98N+59BF24NFF2.014.014.07.002150-9.4
123Koffeman, Timo2118NED+135B52N+68BF95N50BF2.013.513.53.502092-4.0
124Ellenbroek, Ton1951NED42N68NF+105B=101B83N53B1.519.019.03.751922-4.2
125Roebers, JanFM2056NED=53B=99N36B66N=106B102N130N1.518.520.04.251897-26.4
126Straat, Rody2052NED=90B114N=106B93N55B=121N100B1.516.518.53.751890-26.8
127Van Coppenolle, Kurt2128BEL=107NF62B=103N=108B109N86B1.516.516.53.751856-42.8
128Villwock, Martin2065GERF39B112N+130N93B=115N111B1.515.515.52.501918-22.6
129Kampman, Tijmen2240NED17B=93N+111BF56NFF1.513.513.54.002040-22.2
130Van der Geld, Jona2029NED111N103N=116B128B64NF+125B1.513.513.52.501906-18.6
131Taams, Lisanne2078NEDF=25B54N27B88N69N=134B1.019.519.52.501851-32.4
132De Vries, Leon2053NED=87B90N30B108NF=116N89B1.018.018.02.501841-30.0
133Buysse, Milo2066BELF101N+69B30NFFF1.010.510.53.502002-5.0
134Molenaar, Christiaan2048NED105N74N121BF110B91N=131N0.514.014.00.501714-39.4
135Knol, Geon2055NED123N63BF116N115BFF0.09.59.50.001283-36.8
136Karimi, Farhad2031GERFF77B89N118NFF0.08.08.00.001308-26.6
137De Man, Luuk1992NED67N61BFFFFF0.07.07.00.001274-15.4

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