Chessfestival Groningen 2025 Compact C

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32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Groningen, Netherlands. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Annelies Van den Heuvel (🇳🇱 NED, 1781).

Rajkumar Emmanuel (🇮🇳 IND, 1551) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Annelies Van den Heuvel (4.0) and Aurore Gay (4.0). Emmanuel won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Vygo Tollenaar (1522) beat Jacob Moraal (1758), a +236-point gap.

Location

🇳🇱Groningen, Netherlands

Dates

26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱Annelies Van den Heuvel1781

Avg top 10

1,719

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇳🇱Netherlands×27

🇮🇷Iran×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Rajkumar Emmanuel
🇮🇳IND·1551
5.0pts·1814perf0.0
🥈
Annelies Van den Heuvel
🇳🇱NED·1781
4.0pts·2391perf+15.4
🥉
Aurore Gay
🇳🇱NED·1658
4.0pts·1936perf+40.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Rajkumar Emmanuel led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Emmanuel5Van den Heuvel4Gay4Badgujar3.5Apaza Diaz3.5Gholami3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Rajkumar Emmanuel never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rajkumar Emmanuel beat Annelies Van den Heuvel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rajkumar Emmanuel 5 wins (R1–R5)Annelies Van den Heuvel 3 wins (R1–R3)Aurore Gay 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rajkumar Emmanuel	*	1	—	—
2Annelies Van den Heuvel	0	*	—	—
3Aurore Gay	—	—	*	½
4Rudra Badgujar	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rajkumar Emmanuel	1551	IND	+15B	+5N	+23N	+2B	+10B	5.0	13.0	14.5	14.50	1814	0.0
2	Van den Heuvel, Annelies	1781	NED	+12B	+25N	+6B	−1N	+8B	4.0	14.0	15.5	10.50	2391	+15.4
3	Gay, Aurore	1658	NED	=4N	=13B	+19N	+9B	+7N	4.0	12.0	14.0	11.00	1936	+40.8
4	Badgujar, Rudra	0	NED	=3B	+21N	=11B	=5N	+6B	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.25	1707	0.0
5	Apaza Diaz, Santiago Mauricio	1654	PER	+19N	−1B	+24N	=4B	+14N	3.5	13.0	14.5	7.75	2410	+35.6
6	Botter, Joachim	0	NED	+16N	+14B	−2N	+13B	−4N	3.0	12.5	15.0	7.50	1740	0.0
7	Molenhuis, Ties	1645	NED	+31B	+17N	+8B	−10N	−3B	3.0	12.5	13.0	6.00	1668	+3.4
8	Gholami, Pouyan	1559	IRI	+24N	+9B	−7N	+29B	−2N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1723	+44.4
9	Hoecker, Horst	1679	GER	+28B	−8N	+12B	−3N	+30B	3.0	11.0	11.5	4.50	1550	-13.4
10	Van der Toorn, Rick	1762	NED	F	+32N	+18B	+7B	−1N	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.00	2467	+29.6
11	Takkebos, Michiel	1741	NED	=13N	+29B	=4N	=14B	=21N	3.0	10.5	11.5	6.25	1748	+0.4
12	Duindam, Hedde	1539	NED	−2N	+27B	−9N	+24B	+23N	3.0	10.0	11.5	4.50	1677	+28.4
13	Jorritsma, Johan	1665	NED	=11B	=3N	+26B	−6N	=16N	2.5	12.5	14.0	6.25	1809	+15.2
14	Sield, Oswaldo	1657	NED	+20B	−6N	+25B	=11N	−5B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	1741	+18.0
15	Valk, Roland	1695	NED	−1N	−19B	+31N	+20B	=17N	2.5	11.5	12.0	3.75	1780	+10.4
16	Bergshoeff, Bert	1697	NED	−6B	=20N	+17B	=30N	=13B	2.5	10.0	10.5	5.00	1633	-6.2
17	Tollenaar, Vygo	1522	NED	+26B	−7B	−16N	+25N	=15B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.25	1694	+45.2
18	Andrieu, Justin	1689	NED	F	+30B	−10N	=23B	+19N	2.5	7.0	7.0	3.25	1630	-8.4
19	Urban, Tobias	0	NED	−5B	+15N	−3B	+26N	−18B	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.00	1617	0.0
20	Koppenens, Ben	1522	NED	−14N	=16B	=21B	−15N	+28B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1495	-2.6
21	Faber, Rients	1701	NED	F	−4B	=20N	+28N	=11B	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.50	1632	-6.8
22	FIDE 40129365	0	—	F	−23B	F	+32N	+29N	2.0	3.5	3.5	1.50	1636	0.0
23	Hoogeboom, Boudewijn	1684	NED	F	+22N	−1B	=18N	−12B	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.25	1421	-13.6
24	Bosma, Pieter	1563	NED	−8B	+28N	−5B	−12N	=25B	1.5	11.0	12.0	1.75	1283	-50.8
25	Smeets, Joep	1674	NED	+27N	−2B	−14N	−17B	=24N	1.5	10.5	12.0	2.25	1309	-68.8
26	Moraal, Jacob	1758	NED	−17N	+31B	−13N	−19B	=27N	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.25	1430	-25.4
27	Sterbova, Dana	0	NED	−25B	−12N	−28B	+31N	=26B	1.5	7.0	7.5	1.25	1525	0.0
28	Urban, Hannah	0	NED	−9N	−24B	+27N	−21B	−20N	1.0	8.5	10.0	1.50	816	0.0
29	Hentzen, Daan	1588	NED	F	−11N	+32B	−8N	−22B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	850	-33.6
30	Luijmes, Henk	1444	NED	F	−18N	F	=16B	−9N	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1415	-2.0
31	Ten Dam, Thijs	1477	NED	−7N	−26N	−15B	−27B	=32N	0.5	8.5	9.0	0.25	899	-26.4
32	De Vries, Christiaan	0	NED	F	−10B	−29N	−22B	=31B	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.25	1336	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tollenaar, VygoNED
+45.2
2.5 pts · #11
2Gholami, PouyanIRI
+44.4
3.0 pts · #2
3Gay, AuroreNED
+40.8
4.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Smeets, JoepNED
-68.8
1.5 pts · #25
2Bosma, PieterNED
-50.8
1.5 pts · #29
3Hentzen, DaanNED
-33.6
1.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R1+236 Elo gap
Tollenaar, Vygo1522 beat Moraal, Jacob1758
R4+230 Elo gap
Rajkumar Emmanuel1551 beat Van den Heuvel, Annelies1781
R5+211 Elo gap
Rajkumar Emmanuel1551 beat Van der Toorn, Rick1762