17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Veteranen
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Maastricht, Netherlands. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Marcel Vermaat (🇳🇱 NED, 2193).
Marc Stuer (🇧🇪 BEL, 2083) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Bob Merx (4.5) and Marc Kocur (4.0). Stuer broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rien Lodder (1609) beat Bert Coenen (1848), a +239-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
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×28
🇧🇪Belgium×5
🇩🇪Germany×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMarc Stuer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
2
2
1
1
2
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Marc Stuer held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Marc Stuer lost to Bob Merx (White).
R2–R6 · WIN STREAK
Bob Merx won 4 in a row (R2–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marc Stuer | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Bob Merx | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Albert Dekker | — | — | * | — |
| 4Oene Schriemer | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuer, Marc | 2083 | BEL | +16B | =3N | +6N | +20B | =8N | −2B | +17N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 16.75 | 2101 | +4.6 |
| 2 | Merx, Bob | 2014 | NED | F | +19N | +3B | +24B | F | +1N | =5N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 16.50 | 2257 | +25.0 |
| 3 | Kocur, Marc | 1868 | BEL | +26N | =1B | −2N | +16B | +24N | −5B | =9N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.25 | 1938 | +13.0 |
| 4 | Dekker, Albert | 1845 | NED | +34B | −8N | +18B | =11N | =27B | =20N | =10B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1915 | +15.0 |
| 5 | Schriemer, Oene | 2008 | NED | +29B | =15N | F | +10B | F | +3N | =2B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.75 | 2117 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Seip, Rien | 1923 | NED | F | +35N | −1B | +33N | +15B | =12N | =8B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 2041 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Seip, Theo | 1834 | NED | −12B | +23N | +19B | −22N | =13B | =25N | =30B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1878 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Schouten, NicoIM | 2061 | NED | +32N | +4B | F | =17N | =1B | F | =6N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 2068 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Coenen, Bert | 1848 | NED | −33N | =13B | +26B | =32N | =25B | =19N | =3B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1756 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Schmitz, Martin | 1863 | GER | =35B | +28N | =14B | −5N | F | +24B | =4N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1891 | +5.0 |
| 11 | Wind, Egbert | 1945 | NED | +13N | =12N | F | =4B | F | =22B | +16N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.75 | 2057 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Vermaat, Marcel | 2193 | NED | +7N | =11B | F | +27N | F | =6B | =14N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 2061 | -13.4 |
| 13 | Vis, Peter | 1754 | NED | −11B | =9N | F | +34B | =7N | =31B | +24N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1856 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Poelstra, Ben | 1979 | NED | +23B | F | =10N | F | =17B | +15N | =12B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2072 | +12.4 |
| 15 | Heijenrath, Jan | 1842 | NED | +21N | =5B | −17N | +30B | −6N | −14B | =26N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1809 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Van Veen, Wout | 1806 | NED | −1N | +21B | F | −3N | +32B | +27N | −11B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1848 | +7.0 |
| 17 | Perrenet, Jacob | 1943 | NED | F | +25N | +15B | =8B | =14N | F | −1B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 2025 | +11.4 |
| 18 | Zatyko, Ferry | 1777 | BEL | −20B | +34N | −4N | =29B | =21N | =28B | =32N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1693 | -15.4 |
| 19 | Van Ginneken, Jos | 1748 | NED | +22N | −2B | −7N | F | +36B | =9B | =31N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1830 | +10.0 |
| 20 | Heidinga, Eelke | 1984 | NED | +18N | +33B | F | −1N | F | =4B | =22N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1923 | -5.8 |
| 21 | Uiterwijk, Jos | 1512 | NED | −15B | −16N | =25B | +26N | =18B | −30N | +36B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1683 | +21.4 |
| 22 | Smeets, Bert | 1940 | NED | −19B | F | +29N | +7B | F | =11N | =20B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1933 | -0.8 |
| 23 | Van Pol, Thieu | 1776 | NED | −14N | −7B | F | F | +35N | +32B | +25B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1896 | +32.4 |
| 24 | Burg, Henk | 1746 | NED | =27B | +30N | +31B | −2N | −3B | −10N | −13B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1782 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Vaneylen, Urbain | 1799 | BEL | F | −17B | =21N | +35B | =9N | =7B | −23N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1713 | -13.8 |
| 26 | Bauchmueller, Heinrich | 1710 | GER | −3B | F | −9N | −21B | +29N | +36N | =15B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1624 | -11.2 |
| 27 | Van de Griend, Johan | 1878 | NED | =24N | +36B | F | −12B | =4N | −16B | =28N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1712 | -23.6 |
| 28 | De Man, Arno | 1713 | NED | =31N | −10B | −30B | F | +34N | =18N | =27B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1756 | +10.4 |
| 29 | Bauchmueller, Franz-Josef | 1795 | GER | −5N | F | −22B | =18N | −26B | +34N | +33B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1708 | -14.8 |
| 30 | Ouwersloot, Hans | 1936 | NED | F | −24B | +28N | −15N | F | +21B | =7N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1735 | -24.4 |
| 31 | Goes, Dirk | 1876 | NED | =28B | F | −24N | F | +33B | =13N | =19B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1715 | -21.0 |
| 32 | Tulleken, Herbert | 1802 | NED | −8B | F | +36N | =9B | −16N | −23N | =18B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1614 | -47.2 |
| 33 | Lodder, Rien | 1609 | NED | +9B | −20N | F | −6B | −31N | =35B | −29N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1663 | +10.4 |
| 34 | De Jong, Huib | 1546 | NED | −4N | −18B | F | −13N | −28B | −29B | +35N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1493 | -14.0 |
| 35 | Haarsma, Rob | 1707 | NED | =10N | −6B | F | −25N | −23B | =33N | −34B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1480 | -32.4 |
| 36 | Valembois, Pierre | 0 | BEL | F | −27N | −32B | F | −19N | −26B | −21N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 930 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Pol, ThieuNED+32.43.0 pts · #21
- 2Merx, BobNED+25.04.5 pts · #2
- 3Uiterwijk, JosNED+21.43.0 pts · #29
Top rating losers
- 1Tulleken, HerbertNED-47.22.0 pts · #33
- 2Haarsma, RobNED-32.41.0 pts · #34
- 3Ouwersloot, HansNED-24.42.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+239 Elo gap
- R4+198 Elo gap
- R1+192 Elo gap