Dutch Team Competition 2025-2026 - Meesterklasse Part 8
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25 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 24 Apr 2026 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 696, and top seed was Melvin Holwijn (π³π± NED, 1960).
Guido Mastop (π³π± NED, 0) won with 2.0/4. Mastop took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
π³π±Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dates
03 Apr 2026 β 24 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
o Β· 4 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
IMΓ1
Federations Β· 2 represented
π³π±NetherlandsΓ20
π¦πΌArubaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 4 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
R3 Β· LEADER CHANGE17 Apr
Guido Mastop takes the sole lead (2.0/3).
R4 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/4. Mastop takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mastop, Guido | 0 | NED | F | +22N | +20N | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2591 | +20.4 |
| 2 | FIDE 40131971 | 0 | β | F | +?B | F | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Asthana, Reyansh | 0 | NED | F | F | +?B | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kazi, Zidan | 0 | NED | F | =6N | +11B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2106 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Holwijn, Melvin | 1960 | NED | +21B | =16B | β10B | β9N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1292 | -11.8 |
| 6 | Habig, Bryan | 0 | NED | F | =4B | F | +25N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2116 | +4.2 |
| 7 | Van der Velden, Rens | 0 | NED | F | =17N | +23B | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1886 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Tromer, Stephan | 0 | NED | F | F | +24N | =15B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1916 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Ismayilov, Uzeyir | 0 | NED | F | F | F | +5B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2695 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Lopez, JaselIM | 0 | ARU | F | F | +5N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2767 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Maes, Zayd | 0 | NED | F | +20B | β4N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1853 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Kashevarov, Aleksandr | 0 | NED | F | F | +13N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2357 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Van Dijk, Ruud | 1571 | NED | F | +21N | β12B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -5.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 40132340 | 0 | β | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tarigonda, Seyan | 1860 | NED | F | F | F | =8N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1711 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Laverman, Dalibor | 0 | NED | F | =5N | β?B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Man, Kenji | 1570 | NED | F | =7B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1752 | +5.6 |
| 18 | Wendel, Thomas | 0 | NED | F | =?B | β?N | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 40129829 | 0 | β | F | F | =?B | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Van Gaalen, Jakob | 0 | NED | F | β11N | β1B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 988 | -18.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 40131246 | 0 | β | β5N | β13B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cios, Maciej | 0 | NED | F | β1B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -22.4 |
| 23 | Ten Berge, Bas | 0 | NED | F | F | β7N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -19.2 |
| 24 | Hoogerwaard, Samantha | 0 | NED | F | F | β8B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 911 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Woudt, Ismael | 0 | NED | F | F | F | β6B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1232 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tromer, StephanNED+21.21.5 pts Β· #5
- 2Mastop, GuidoNED+20.42.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Kazi, ZidanNED+16.01.5 pts Β· #4
Top rating losers
- 1Cios, MaciejNED-22.40.0 pts Β· #21
- 2Ten Berge, BasNED-19.20.0 pts Β· #18
- 3Van Gaalen, JakobNED-18.20.0 pts Β· #25