17th BPB Limburg Open 2025 Tienkamp
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Maastricht, Netherlands. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2449, and top seed was Alexandr Fier (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2556).
Casper Schoppen (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2535) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Liam Vrolijk (6.5) and Eelke De Boer (6.5). Schoppen shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Eelke De Boer (IM, 2409) beat Alexandr Fier (GM, 2556), a +147-point gap.
Location
🇳🇱Maastricht, Netherlands
Dates
04 Jun 2025 → 09 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×6
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×6
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jun
GM Casper Schoppen takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Liam Vrolijk drew with IM Eelke De Boer (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Liam Vrolijk 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Casper Schoppen 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 🇳🇱GMSchoppen, Casper | 2535 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.75 | 38.5 | +8.5 | 2606 |
| 1 | 🇳🇱GMVrolijk, Liam | 2509 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.75 | 38.5 | +12.0 | 2608 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱IMDe Boer, Eelke | 2409 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 25.75 | 38.5 | +25.4 | 2620 |
| 4 | 🇧🇷GMFier, Alexandr | 2556 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | -9.2 | 2480 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪IMZelbel, Patrick | 2488 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -5.3 | 2445 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱IMGrutter, Tim | 2404 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | +1.2 | 2411 |
| 7 | 🇧🇪IMBeukema, Stefan | 2423 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | -1.5 | 2409 |
| 8 | 🇳🇱IMDe Winter, Arthur | 2460 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -11.5 | 2368 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪IMBraun, Christian | 2390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 42.5 | -12.0 | 2290 |
| 10 | 🇳🇱FMVan Meegen, Ruud | 2317 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 10.25 | 43.0 | -15.2 | 2244 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De Boer, EelkeIMNED+25.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Vrolijk, LiamGMNED+12.06.5 pts · #1
- 3Schoppen, CasperGMNED+8.56.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Van Meegen, RuudFMNED-15.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Braun, ChristianIMGER-12.02.5 pts · #9
- 3De Winter, ArthurIMNED-11.53.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R8+147 Elo gap