16e WLC Weekendtoernooi: Groep A
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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. 12 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2309, and top seed was Thomas Beerdsen (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2529).
Thomas Beerdsen (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2529) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tommy Grooten (4.5) and Milan Mostertman (4.5). Beerdsen clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jarich Haitjema (2083) beat Wouter Terlouw (FM, 2353), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇳🇱Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×1
IM×1
FM×6
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×41
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Thomas Beerdsen led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 May
GM Thomas Beerdsen takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Thomas Beerdsen drew with Tommy Grooten (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Thomas Beerdsen 3 wins (R2–R4)Tommy Grooten 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Noah Ritzerveld 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMThomas Beerdsen | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Tommy Grooten | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3FMNoah Ritzerveld | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMMilan Mostertman | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beerdsen, ThomasGM | 2529 | NED | =8N | +41B | +11N | +3B | =2N | +4B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 18.25 | 2506 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Grooten, Tommy | 2338 | NED | +25B | +13N | +7B | =5N | =1B | =3N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 17.00 | 2427 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Mostertman, MilanFM | 2286 | NED | +21B | +32N | +9B | −1N | +7B | =2B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 2393 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Baselmans, LuukFM | 2358 | NED | +18B | =11N | +37B | +12B | +5N | −1N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.75 | 2414 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Ritzerveld, NoahFM | 2247 | NED | +17N | +24B | +16N | =2B | −4B | +22N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.75 | 2381 | +26.2 |
| 6 | Kurt, SaschaFM | 2286 | NED | +42N | −16B | +33N | =28B | +15N | +11B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 2288 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Cornelisse, LoreleiWFM | 2230 | NED | +20N | +31B | −2N | +24B | −3N | +15B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 2256 | +12.2 |
| 8 | Haitjema, Jarich | 2083 | NED | =1B | F | +31N | =9N | +16B | +12B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 2427 | +46.6 |
| 9 | Zhang, Xiheng | 2214 | NED | +40N | +46B | −3N | =8B | =28N | +25B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 2162 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Leenen, BoydCM | 2243 | NED | −32B | +39N | +18B | =13N | =14B | +30N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 2180 | -20.8 |
| 11 | Zecha, Oscar | 2205 | NED | +43N | =4B | −1B | +38N | +23B | −6N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 2244 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Terlouw, WouterFM | 2353 | NED | +38N | =15B | +22B | −4N | +13B | −8N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 2213 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Bhattacharjee, Sourav | 2183 | NED | +27N | −2B | +42N | =10B | −12N | +34B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 2161 | -1.4 |
| 14 | Thijssen, Freek | 2143 | NED | =34N | +36B | =15N | =19B | =10N | =21B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 2144 | +5.0 |
| 15 | Chua, Ethan | 2213 | NED | +39B | =12N | =14B | +29N | −6B | −7N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 2144 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Grooten, HermanIM | 2198 | NED | +44B | +6N | −5B | F | −8N | +23N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 2183 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Wuijts, Johan | 2003 | NED | −5B | =35N | =23B | +44N | =19N | =33B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 2038 | +7.0 |
| 18 | Quinones-Maletti, Julio Guillermo | 2058 | DEN | −4N | +40B | −10N | =33B | =36N | +43B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 2039 | -4.2 |
| 19 | Aishwin DanielCM | 2206 | IND | F | =23N | =25B | =14N | =17B | +27N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 2082 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Van Zon, Paul | 1999 | NED | −7B | −29N | +39B | =34N | +35B | =26N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 2034 | +5.8 |
| 21 | De Vries, Leon | 2003 | NED | −3N | =27B | +45N | F | +29B | =14N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2111 | +12.6 |
| 22 | Kshirsagar, Pranav | 2160 | NED | F | +45B | −12N | +35N | +26B | −5B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 2177 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Becx, CesarFM | 1992 | NED | =26N | =19B | =17N | +37B | −11N | −16B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 2085 | +8.2 |
| 24 | Garay, Enzo | 2123 | NED | +33B | −5N | +32B | −7N | −30B | =40N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1977 | -33.5 |
| 25 | Van Dijken, Rex | 2021 | NED | −2N | +43B | =19N | F | +31B | −9N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 2100 | +6.8 |
| 26 | Van Doren, Bas | 2222 | NED | =23B | +30N | =28B | F | −22N | =20B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2072 | -17.0 |
| 27 | Lalkota, Sai Pranav Tejas | 1947 | NED | −13B | =21N | −38B | +45N | +37N | −19B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 2014 | +42.0 |
| 28 | Margarido, Jose Miguel Teixeira | 2158 | POR | +35B | F | =26N | =6N | =9B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2250 | +12.0 |
| 29 | Verhoeven, Robin | 2091 | NED | −31N | +20B | +46N | −15B | −21N | =36B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1924 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Westerhof, Fleur | 1949 | NED | F | −26B | =36N | +42B | +24N | −10B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2090 | +8.4 |
| 31 | Krenning, Jasper | 1914 | NED | +29B | −7N | −8B | +43N | −25N | −32B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1900 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Messaoudi, Nino | 0 | NED | +10N | −3B | −24N | F | −34B | +31N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 2013 | +4.4 |
| 33 | Hubers, Daan | 1928 | NED | −24N | F | −6B | =18N | +38B | =17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 2014 | +13.0 |
| 34 | Kools, Jasper | 1936 | NED | =14B | −37N | F | =20B | +32N | −13N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 2005 | +10.0 |
| 35 | Van der Geest, Friso | 1941 | NED | −28N | =17B | +41N | −22B | −20N | =39B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1901 | -12.0 |
| 36 | Kakrana, Reyansh | 1905 | NED | F | −14N | =30B | =41N | =18B | =29N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1975 | +10.8 |
| 37 | Pathak, Raghav | 2174 | NED | F | +34B | −4N | −23N | −27B | +42B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1957 | -39.6 |
| 38 | Simons, Rudy | 2030 | NED | −12B | F | +27N | −11B | −33N | +45B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1949 | -7.6 |
| 39 | Blijlevens, Pim | 1961 | NED | −15N | −10B | −20N | F | +41B | =35N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1919 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Timmer, Michel | 1965 | NED | −9B | −18N | −44B | F | +42N | =24B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1895 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Feng, Elysia | 1989 | NED | F | −1N | −35B | =36B | −39N | +44B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1873 | -28.4 |
| 42 | Geboers, Jimmy | 0 | BEL | −6B | +44N | −13B | −30N | −40B | −37N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1812 | -23.4 |
| 43 | Van Happen, Niels | 1957 | NED | −11B | −25N | F | −31B | +44N | −18N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1785 | -11.8 |
| 44 | Issaad, Pascal | 1948 | GER | −16N | −42B | +40N | −17B | −43B | −41N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1704 | -35.4 |
| 45 | Winkels, MarcelCM | 1932 | NED | F | −22N | −21B | −27B | F | −38N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1205 | -30.8 |
| 46 | Langeveld, Rik | 1901 | NED | F | −9N | −29B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1293 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haitjema, JarichNED+46.64.0 pts · #9
- 2Lalkota, Sai Pranav TejasNED+42.02.5 pts · #24
- 3Ritzerveld, NoahFMNED+26.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Pathak, RaghavNED-39.62.0 pts · #33
- 2Issaad, PascalGER-35.41.0 pts · #43
- 3Garay, EnzoNED-33.52.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R6+270 Elo gap
- R5+227 Elo gap
- R4+182 Elo gap