Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 6
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15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1052, and top seed was Melvin Holwijn (🇳🇱 NED, 1960).
Rik Wortman (🇳🇱 NED, 1682) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Eduard Smits (2.0) and Albert Kamman (1.5). Wortman shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇳🇱Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 20 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
o · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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6
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Wortman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wortman, Rik | 1682 | NED | F | +11B | +8N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2371 | +7.4 |
| 2 | Smits, Eduard | 1879 | NED | +12B | F | +9N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2634 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Kamman, Albert | 0 | NED | +13N | F | =4B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1901 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Holwijn, Melvin | 1960 | NED | =8B | F | =3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1954 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Tromer, Stephan | 0 | NED | +11N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2371 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Man, Kenji | 1570 | NED | +?N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 7 | De Wit, MichelFM | 0 | NED | F | +14N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2495 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Ten Berge, Bas | 0 | NED | =4N | F | −1B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Van Basten, Giovanni | 0 | NED | F | =10B | −2B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1108 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Tarigonda, Seyan | 1860 | NED | F | =9N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Van Dijk, Ruud | 1571 | NED | −5B | −1N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 876 | -14.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 40129837 | 0 | — | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1108 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 40129829 | 0 | — | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1154 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Wojcik, Miroslaw | 0 | NED | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1135 | -3.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 40129802 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tromer, StephanNED+13.61.0 pts · #2
- 2Smits, EduardNED+8.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Wortman, RikNED+7.42.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Van Dijk, RuudNED-14.20.0 pts · #10
- 2Van Basten, GiovanniNED-8.00.5 pts · #12
- 3Wojcik, MiroslawNED-3.20.0 pts · #13