85e Noteboomtoernooi - Vierkampen

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84 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Leiden, Netherlands. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2013, and top seed was Bram Van der Velden (🇳🇱 NED, CM, 2138).

Marcel Poschmann (🇩🇪 GER, 1675) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Retze Faber (3.0) and Ruud Van Dijk (3.0). Poschmann shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Joep Smeets (1618) beat Harry Gase (1743), a +125-point gap.

Location

🇳🇱Leiden, Netherlands

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱CMBram Van der Velden2138

Avg top 10

2,013

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇳🇱Netherlands×76

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

Top 3

🥇
Marcel Poschmann
🇩🇪GER·1675
3.0pts·2524perf+45.2
🥈
Retze Faber
🇳🇱NED·1894
3.0pts·2747perf+23.0
🥉
Ruud Van Dijk
🇳🇱NED·1571
3.0pts·2354perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 3 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Poschmann3Faber3Van Dijk3Smeets2.5Sonneveld2.5Zwinkels2.5

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 3.0/3. Poschmann takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Marcel Poschmann 3 wins (R1–R3)Retze Faber 3 wins (R1–R3)Ruud Van Dijk 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Poschmann, Marcel	1675	GER	+18B	+55B	+80N	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2524	+45.2
2	Faber, Retze	1894	NED	+35B	+36N	+82B	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2747	+23.0
3	Van Dijk, Ruud	1571	NED	+56N	+19N	+79B	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2354	+9.6
4	Smeets, Joep	1618	NED	=34N	+17B	+81N	2.5	3.5	3.5	2.75	1906	+30.4
5	Leijgraaff, Peter	1727	NED	+24N	=70N	+59B	2.5	3.0	3.5	3.25	2523	+39.6
6	Smeets, Sjo	1839	NED	=38N	+76B	+45N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.75	2151	+23.4
7	Zwinkels, Wim	1875	NED	=42B	+77B	+41N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.75	2132	+37.6
8	Scherpenisse, Kees	1911	NED	+75B	=40B	+39N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.75	2190	+20.4
9	Pijl, Richard	1844	NED	+44N	=37B	+78N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.75	2089	+17.8
10	Sonneveld, David	1913	NED	+58N	=21B	+72N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.50	2257	+20.6
11	FIDE 40128512	0	—	+71B	=22B	+57N	2.5	3.0	3.5	2.50	1688	0.0
12	Kolling, Leonard	0	NED	+63N	=51B	+62N	2.5	2.5	3.5	2.75	1688	0.0
13	Bey, Jan	1953	NED	+83B	=73N	+33B	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.25	2087	+8.8
14	Morks, Edwin	0	NED	−16N	+15B	+84N	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1585	0.0
15	Oosterhuis, Arend	1517	NED	+84N	−14N	+16B	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	2389	+48.0
16	Bingen, Stanley	1572	NED	+14B	+84B	−15N	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1561	-1.2
17	Gase, Harry	1743	NED	+81N	−4N	+34B	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.50	1651	-10.0
18	Rekelhof, Martin	1724	NED	−1N	+80B	+55N	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	1679	-4.6
19	Van Haaften, Rob	1554	NED	+79N	−3B	+56N	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	771	-9.6
20	Van Vliet, Ton	1781	NED	=74B	+43B	=23N	2.0	3.5	4.0	2.75	1822	+3.0
21	Argirov, Dimitar	1976	BUL	=72N	=10N	+58B	2.0	3.5	4.0	2.50	2110	+10.6
22	Heins, Ricardo	1656	NED	+57B	=11N	=71B	2.0	3.5	4.0	2.50	1680	+1.2
23	Van der Hoek, Willem	1694	NED	=43N	+74N	=20B	2.0	3.5	4.0	2.25	1852	+12.8
24	Eveleens, Ed	1735	NED	−5B	+59N	+70B	2.0	3.5	4.0	1.50	1719	-0.8
25	Oudshoorn, Paul	1693	NED	−61N	+65B	+32N	2.0	3.0	4.0	3.00	2556	+23.6
26	Laudy, Paul	1749	NED	+53N	=66B	=54N	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.75	1878	+20.8
27	Wijgers, Ben	1922	NED	+68N	=49B	=47N	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.50	2075	+12.4
28	Kock, Sebastian, Dr.	1901	GER	=48B	+69B	=50N	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.50	2023	+9.6
29	Van der Velden, BramCM	2138	NED	+67N	=46N	=52B	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.50	2165	+2.0
30	Plug, Arjan	1816	NED	=31B	=60N	+64B	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.50	1799	-1.0
31	Koelmans, Jan Willem	1789	NED	=30N	+64N	=60B	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.50	1812	+1.4
32	Snoep, Jaap	0	NED	+65B	+61N	−25B	2.0	3.0	4.0	2.00	1725	0.0
33	Beltman, Joost	1815	NED	+73N	+83B	−13N	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.50	1985	+13.6
34	Kruit, Simon	1683	NED	=4B	+81B	−17N	1.5	4.5	4.5	1.25	1488	-20.4
35	Brandt, Jan	0	NED	−2N	+82N	=36B	1.5	4.5	4.5	0.75	1929	0.0
36	Nijenhuis, Wim	1937	NED	+82B	−2B	=35N	1.5	4.5	4.5	0.75	1926	-0.6
37	Lewerissa, Bas	1738	NED	=78N	=9N	=44B	1.5	4.0	4.5	2.25	1851	+18.4
38	Bolle, Leo	1865	NED	=6B	=45B	=76N	1.5	4.0	4.5	2.25	1869	+0.4
39	Van der Scheer, Henk	1969	NED	+40N	=75N	−8B	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.75	1897	-6.0
40	Van Beckhoven, Boudewijn	1885	NED	−39B	=8N	+75B	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.75	1925	+3.6
41	Heijboer, Herman	1889	NED	=77N	+42N	−7B	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.75	1855	-2.8
42	Van den Berg, Bart	1823	NED	=7N	−41B	+77N	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.75	1877	+4.4
43	Been, Klaas	1665	NED	=23B	−20N	+74B	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.50	1736	+5.8
44	Van Garderen, Ton	1841	NED	−9B	+78B	=37N	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.25	1817	-2.0
45	Van de Griend, Johan	1873	NED	+76N	=38N	−6B	1.5	4.0	4.5	1.25	1867	-0.4
46	Schouten, NicoIM	2053	NED	+52N	=29B	−67N	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.50	2068	+1.4
47	Harmanus, Norbert	1941	NED	=49B	=68N	=27B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.25	1943	+0.2
48	Marincic, Olivier	1952	NED	=28N	=50B	=69N	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.25	1881	-11.6
49	Steijn, Bram	1991	NED	=47N	=27N	=68B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.25	1927	-10.8
50	Van Houten, Arno	1831	NED	=69N	=48N	=28B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.25	1921	+7.4
51	Bergshoeff, Bert	1691	NED	=62N	=12N	=63B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.25	1626	-3.4
52	Janse, Jan Jaap	2095	NED	−46B	+67B	=29N	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.00	2054	-3.4
53	De Leeuw, Kees	1733	NED	−26B	+54B	=66N	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.00	1759	+2.2
54	Lardenoye, Bert	1797	NED	+66B	−53N	=26B	1.5	3.5	4.5	2.00	1737	-5.0
55	Sistermans, Harry	0	NED	+80B	−1N	−18B	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1582	0.0
56	FIDE 1063758	0	—	−3B	+79N	−19B	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	763	0.0
57	FIDE 40105130	0	—	−22N	+71N	−11B	1.0	4.5	5.0	0.50	1668	0.0
58	Markus, John Raymond	1971	NED	−10B	+72B	−21N	1.0	4.5	5.0	0.50	1862	-8.6
59	De Kort, Willem	1710	NED	+70B	−24B	−5N	1.0	4.5	5.0	0.50	931	-38.0
60	Van den Belt, Peter	1808	NED	−64B	=30B	=31N	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.00	1803	-0.8
61	FIDE 40130371	1769	—	+25B	−32B	−65N	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.00	1725	0.0
62	Pot, Hans	1681	NED	=51B	=63N	−12B	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.25	1631	-2.8
63	Middeldorp, Arne	1571	NED	−12B	=62B	=51N	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.25	1686	+12.4
64	Lipka, Jo	0	NED	+60N	−31B	−30N	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.00	1679	0.0
65	Agaian, Jura	1756	NED	−32N	−25N	+61B	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.00	893	-23.6
66	Bunschoten, Inge	1730	NED	−54N	=26N	=53B	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.75	1635	-7.6
67	Brandt, Benjamin	1972	NED	−29B	−52N	+46B	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.50	1970	0.0
68	Van der Hauw, Henk	1917	NED	−27B	=47B	=49N	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.50	1826	-14.4
69	Van den Bosse, Bart	1911	NED	=50B	−28N	=48B	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.50	1770	-11.2
70	Vernooy, Daan	1764	NED	−59N	=5B	−24N	0.5	4.5	5.5	1.25	1451	0.0
71	Warnaar, Walther	1636	NED	−11N	−57B	=22N	0.5	4.5	5.5	1.00	1656	-1.2
72	Timmermans, Raymond	2006	NED	=21B	−58N	−10B	0.5	4.5	5.5	1.00	1702	-22.6
73	Hortensius, Kees	1810	NED	−33B	=13B	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.25	1691	-6.0
74	Thierry, Rein	1733	NED	=20N	−23B	−43N	0.5	4.0	5.5	1.00	1440	-21.6
75	Rensen, Martin	1896	NED	−8N	=39B	−40N	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1649	-18.0
76	Havermans, Jorrit	1898	NED	−45B	−6N	=38B	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1585	-23.4
77	Braggaar, Pim	1866	NED	=41B	−7N	−42B	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1589	-20.4
78	Denie, Marcel	1869	NED	=37B	−44N	−9B	0.5	4.0	5.5	0.75	1535	-50.0
79	FIDE 1096818	0	—	−19B	−56B	−3N	0.0	5.0	6.0	0.00	763	0.0
80	De Jong, Ti	1683	NED	−55N	−18N	−1B	0.0	5.0	6.0	0.00	920	-18.0
81	Molsbergen, Chris	0	NED	−17B	−34N	−4B	0.0	4.5	6.0	0.00	881	0.0
82	Van Eijndhoven, Piet	1957	NED	−36N	−35B	−2N	0.0	4.5	6.0	0.00	1116	-22.4
83	Schutte, Filip	1816	NED	−13N	−33N	F	0.0	4.5	5.0	0.00	1084	-16.4
84	Vroom, Ton	1605	NED	−15B	−16N	−14B	0.0	4.0	6.0	0.00	745	-46.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oosterhuis, ArendNED
+48.0
2.0 pts · #20
2Poschmann, MarcelGER
+45.2
3.0 pts · #14
3Leijgraaff, PeterNED
+39.6
2.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Denie, MarcelNED
-50.0
0.5 pts · #73
2Vroom, TonNED
-46.8
0.0 pts · #78
3De Kort, WillemNED
-38.0
1.0 pts · #84

Biggest upsets

R2+125 Elo gap
Smeets, Joep1618 beat Gase, Harry1743