2026 Chess.com Botwinnik Open - Vierkampen
Team Round-RobinStandard
28 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1925, and top seed was Raymond Timmermans (🇳🇱 NED, 2018).
Paul Laudy (🇳🇱 NED, 1680) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Dimitar Argirov (2.5) and Frank Homburg (2.5).
Location
🇳🇱Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×26
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laudy, Paul | 🇳🇱NED | 1680 | 2.5 | 1691 | 1964 | +42.0 |
| 3 | Argirov, Dimitar | 🇧🇬BUL | 1966 | 2.5 | 1987 | 2260 | +21.6 |
| 5 | Homburg, Frank | 🇳🇱NED | 1872 | 2.5 | 1907 | 2180 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Van Wermeskerken, Peter Christiaan | 🇳🇱NED | 0 | 2.5 | 1780 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Van Houten, Arno | 🇳🇱NED | 1829 | 2.5 | 1831 | 2104 | +20.2 |
| 11 | Rensen, Martin | 🇳🇱NED | 1884 | 2.0 | 1903 | 2028 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Timmermans, Raymond | 🇳🇱NED | 2018 | 2.0 | 1969 | 2094 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Wortman, Rik | 🇳🇱NED | 1664 | 2.0 | 1697 | 1822 | +12.6 |
| 13 | Koelmans, Jan Willem | 🇳🇱NED | 1783 | 2.0 | 1778 | 1971 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Sistermans, Harry | 🇳🇱NED | 0 | 2.0 | 1676 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Van der Hoek, Willem | 🇳🇱NED | 1683 | 2.0 | 1668 | 2468 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Helfferich, Gert | 🇳🇱NED | 1613 | 2.0 | 1552 | 1677 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Vos, Roald | 🇳🇱NED | 1529 | 2.0 | 1580 | 1705 | +28.8 |
| 14 | Tromer, Stephan | 🇳🇱NED | 1687 | 1.5 | 1689 | 1689 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Milort, Gerard | 🇳🇱NED | 1959 | 1.5 | 1989 | 1989 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Havermans, Jorrit | 🇳🇱NED | 1914 | 1.5 | 1893 | 1893 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Beltman, Joost | 🇳🇱NED | 1829 | 1.0 | 1755 | 1755 | -4.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 40105130 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1676 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Broekman, Lode | 🇳🇱NED | 1668 | 1.0 | 1683 | 883 | -19.2 |
| 17 | Van Dijk, Ruud | 🇳🇱NED | 1571 | 1.0 | 1571 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 16 | De Koster, Willem | 🇳🇱NED | 1760 | 1.0 | 1846 | 1846 | +9.6 |
| 20 | De Heer, Henk | 🇳🇱NED | 1869 | 1.0 | 1846 | 1846 | -1.4 |
| 22 | Eveleens, Ed | 🇳🇱NED | 1727 | 0.5 | 1806 | 1613 | -5.6 |
| 21 | Rijnders, Wijnand | 🇳🇱NED | 1863 | 0.5 | 1819 | 1546 | -47.2 |
| 24 | De Jong, Ti | 🇳🇱NED | 1723 | 0.0 | 1677 | 877 | -33.8 |
| 26 | Vogelesang, Sander | 🇳🇱NED | 1983 | 0.0 | 1981 | 1181 | -60.0 |
| 28 | Cortenbach, Stan | 🇳🇱NED | 1924 | 0.0 | 1890 | 1090 | -32.8 |
| 25 | Kruithof, Glenn | 🇳🇱NED | 1555 | 0.0 | 1571 | 771 | -38.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Laudy, PaulNED+42.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Vos, RoaldNED+28.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Homburg, FrankNED+23.02.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Vogelesang, SanderNED-60.00.0 pts · #26
- 2Rijnders, WijnandNED-47.20.5 pts · #21
- 3Kruithof, GlennNED-38.40.0 pts · #25