Dutch Youth Championship 2026 U18

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18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 01 May 2026 in Helmond, Netherlands. 9 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2262, and top seed was Bram Ten Dam (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2363).

Wouter Terlouw (🇳🇱 NED, FM, 2272) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Noah Ritzerveld (5.5) and Bram Ten Dam (5.5). Terlouw shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Hrdya Dinanath (CM, 2107) beat Rhys Arnold (FM, 2315), a +208-point gap.

Location

🇳🇱Helmond, Netherlands

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 01 May 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱FMBram Ten Dam2363

Avg top 10

2,262

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×8

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇳🇱Netherlands×17

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
FMWouter Terlouw
🇳🇱NED·2272
5.5pts·2455perf+31.6
🥈
FMNoah Ritzerveld
🇳🇱NED·2205
5.5pts·2486perf+50.2
🥉
FMBram Ten Dam
🇳🇱NED·2363
5.5pts·2443perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Ten Dam5.5Ritzerveld5.5Terlouw5.5Zhu4.5Dinanath4.5Madularea4

R6 · LEADER CHANGE30 Apr

FM Wouter Terlouw takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/7. Terlouw takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Bram Ten Dam lost to FM Noah Ritzerveld (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBram Ten Dam	*	0	½	—
2FMNoah Ritzerveld	1	*	0	½
3FMWouter Terlouw	½	1	*	½
4FMChenwu Zhu	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Terlouw, WouterFM	2272	NED	+18B	=3N	=5B	+7N	+2B	+8N	=4B	5.5	27.0	28.5	21.25	2455	+31.6
2	Ritzerveld, NoahFM	2205	NED	+15B	+8N	+7B	+3B	−1N	=4B	+9N	5.5	26.0	28.5	20.75	2486	+50.2
3	Ten Dam, BramFM	2363	NED	+12N	=1B	+11B	−2N	+5B	+6N	+7B	5.5	26.0	28.5	20.25	2443	+12.8
4	Zhu, ChenwuFM	2282	NED	+14B	−11N	+13B	=5N	+8B	=2N	=1N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.25	2257	-2.6
5	Dinanath, HrdyaCM	2107	NED	+9N	=12B	=1N	=4B	−3N	+13B	+11B	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.25	2323	+80.8
6	Madularea, DavidFM	2261	NED	+13N	−7N	−8B	+16B	+11N	−3B	+12B	4.0	20.5	23.0	10.50	2238	-2.4
7	Smeets, KobeFM	2315	NED	+17N	+6B	−2N	−1B	+12N	=9B	−3N	3.5	26.5	29.0	10.75	2237	-14.4
8	Kazarjan, GachaturFM	2272	NED	+16N	−2B	+6N	+11B	−4N	−1B	=10N	3.5	26.0	28.5	11.25	2174	-34.4
9	Arnold, RhysFM	2315	NED	−5B	=18N	=14B	+10N	+16B	=7N	−2B	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.75	2105	-35.6
10	Xu, Alex Z	1965	NED	−11B	−14N	+17N	−9B	+15B	+12N	=8B	3.5	17.5	20.0	9.25	2150	+63.6
11	Krylov, Philippe	2183	NED	+10N	+4B	−3N	−8N	−6B	+17B	−5N	3.0	25.5	28.0	10.50	2143	-15.6
12	Kshirsagar, Pranav	2148	NED	−3B	=5N	+15B	+14N	−7B	−10B	−6N	2.5	23.5	26.0	7.25	2047	-40.4
13	Ponomarev, Ivan	1983	FID	−6B	+17B	−4N	=18N	+14B	−5N	−15N	2.5	20.5	22.0	5.75	2014	+6.8
14	Van Arendonk, Polle	2060	NED	−4N	+10B	=9N	−12B	−13N	=16N	=18B	2.5	19.0	20.5	7.25	2009	-23.6
15	Ten Kate, Gustav	1972	NED	−2N	=16B	−12N	−17B	−10N	+18N	+13B	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.25	1967	-4.0
16	Heus, Daan	2049	NED	−8B	=15N	+18B	−6N	−9N	=14B	=17N	2.5	18.5	20.0	5.25	2043	-6.8
17	Garay, Enzo	2098	NED	−7B	−13N	−10B	+15N	+18B	−11N	=16B	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.25	1970	-45.7
18	Fallaux, Storm	2034	NED	−1N	=9B	−16N	=13B	−17N	−15B	=14N	1.5	19.0	21.5	4.25	1877	-54.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dinanath, HrdyaCMNED
+80.8
4.5 pts · #5
2Xu, Alex ZNED
+63.6
3.5 pts · #8
3Ritzerveld, NoahFMNED
+50.2
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Fallaux, StormNED
-54.8
1.5 pts · #18
2Garay, EnzoNED
-45.7
2.5 pts · #13
3Kshirsagar, PranavNED
-40.4
2.5 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R1+208 Elo gap
CMDinanath, Hrdya2107 beat FMArnold, Rhys2315
R6+183 Elo gap
Xu, Alex Z1965 beat Kshirsagar, Pranav2148
R4+158 Elo gap
FMRitzerveld, Noah2205 beat FMTen Dam, Bram2363