Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 7
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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 27 Mar 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 909, and top seed was Melvin Holwijn (🇳🇱 NED, 1960).
Zidan Kazi (🇳🇱 NED, 0) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Eduard Smits (2.0) and Timo Verschoor (2.0).
Location
🇳🇱Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
o · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsZidan Kazi led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE13 Mar
Zidan Kazi takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazi, Zidan | 0 | NED | +6N | =13B | +18N | F | +17B | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2172 | +57.6 |
| 2 | Smits, Eduard | 1879 | NED | +8B | +9B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2654 | +17.0 |
| 3 | Verschoor, Timo | 0 | NED | +14N | F | F | +16B | −7N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2344 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Liu, Louis | 0 | NED | F | F | F | +6N | +?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ten Berge, Bas | 0 | NED | F | F | +?N | F | +16B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2436 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Uyttenhove, Pearl | 0 | NED | −1B | F | +20N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -6.0 |
| 7 | Laverman, Dalibor | 0 | NED | F | F | F | F | +3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ismayilov, Uzeyir | 0 | NED | −2N | F | +19B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1841 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Mastop, Guido | 0 | NED | F | −2N | +22B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1109 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Van der Velden, Rens | 0 | NED | F | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2707 | +13.6 |
| 11 | De Leede, Tjeerd | 0 | NED | F | +19N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2573 | +8.0 |
| 12 | Arnold, RhysFM | 0 | NED | F | F | +21N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3179 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Lee, Jungbin | 1816 | NED | F | =1N | F | F | −10B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1619 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Kruithof, Glenn | 0 | NED | −3B | F | =15N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1438 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Hoogerwaard, Samantha | 0 | NED | F | F | =14B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1517 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Van Dijk, Ruud | 1571 | NED | F | F | F | −3N | −5N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 816 | -8.8 |
| 17 | Van der Hoek, Sam | 0 | NED | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Holwijn, Melvin | 1960 | NED | F | F | −1B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Maes, Zayd | 0 | NED | F | −11B | −8N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1076 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Asthana, Reyansh | 0 | NED | F | F | −6B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kollen, ZyonFM | 0 | NED | F | F | −12B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1488 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Tarigonda, Seyan | 1860 | NED | F | F | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Kashevarov, Aleksandr | 0 | NED | F | F | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kazi, ZidanNED+57.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Ten Berge, BasNED+32.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Verschoor, TimoNED+32.02.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Tarigonda, SeyanNED-19.60.0 pts · #22
- 2Lee, JungbinNED-15.20.5 pts · #12
- 3Maes, ZaydNED-14.40.0 pts · #23