80th Dutch Chess Championship :: Venlo 2025

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Final standings

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pos. name seed Elo flag R16 QF SF F
W GM Van Foreest, Jorden (1) 2687 NED 9
1½—½
5
3—1
3
2—0
2
1½—½
RU GM Van Wely, Loek (4) 2611 NED 10
2—0
6
1½—½
4
2½—1½
1
½—1½
SF GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2509 NED 11
2½—1½
7
2½—1½
1
0—2
SF IM De Winter, Arthur (15) 2460 NED 12
4—3
8
4—3
2
1½—2½
QF GM Beerdsen, Thomas (8) 2538 NED 13
2½—1½
1
1—3
QF GM Sokolov, Ivan (5) 2590 NED 14
1½—½
2
½—1½
QF GM Bok, Benjamin (6) 2582 NED 15
1½—½
3
1½—2½
QF GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2618 NED 16
3—1
4
3—4
R16 GM Tiviakov, Sergei (9) 2536 NED 1
½—1½
R16 GM Burg, Twan (12) 2505 NED 2
0—2
R16 GM Warmerdam, Max (3) 2613 NED 3
1½—2½
R16 GM Van den Doel, Erik (7) 2565 NED 4
3—4
R16 IM De Boer, Eelke (16) 2409 NED 5
1½—2½
R16 GM Swinkels, Robin (13) 2481 NED 6
½—1½
R16 GM Dambacher, Martijn (14) 2474 NED 7
½—1½
R16 GM Ernst, Sipke (10) 2518 NED 8
1—3





Round of 16

5th - 11th July 2025


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (1) 2687 NED 1 ½
GM Tiviakov, Sergei (9) 2536 NED ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Ernst, Sipke (10) 2518 NED 1 1 0 0 0
GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2618 NED 3 0 1 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Warmerdam, Max (3) 2613 NED ½ ½ ½ 0
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2509 NED ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Burg, Twan (12) 2505 NED 0 0 0
GM Van Wely, Loek (4) 2611 NED 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Sokolov, Ivan (5) 2590 NED ½ 1
GM Swinkels, Robin (13) 2481 NED ½ ½ 0

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Dambacher, Martijn (14) 2474 NED ½ ½ 0
GM Bok, Benjamin (6) 2582 NED ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2 SD
GM Van den Doel, Erik (7) 2565 NED 3 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0
IM De Winter, Arthur (15) 2460 NED 4 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
IM De Boer, Eelke (16) 2409 NED ½ ½ 0 ½
GM Beerdsen, Thomas (8) 2538 NED ½ ½ 1 ½


Quarterfinals

7th - 8th July 2025


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2 SD
GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2618 NED 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
IM De Winter, Arthur (15) 2460 NED 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Beerdsen, Thomas (8) 2538 NED 1 ½ ½ 0 0
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (1) 2687 NED 3 ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Bok, Benjamin (6) 2582 NED ½ ½ 0 ½
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2509 NED ½ ½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van Wely, Loek (4) 2611 NED 1 ½
GM Sokolov, Ivan (5) 2590 NED ½ 0 ½


Semifinals

9th - 10th July 2025


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Van Wely, Loek (4) 2611 NED ½ ½ 1 ½
IM De Winter, Arthur (15) 2460 NED ½ ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (1) 2687 NED 2 1 1
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2509 NED 0 0 0


Final

11th - 12th July 2025


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van Wely, Loek (4) 2611 NED ½ ½ 0
GM Van Foreest, Jorden (1) 2687 NED ½ 1







Information

80th Dutch Chess Championship
Dates: 5th - 12th July 2025
City: Venlo (Netherlands)
Venue: Stadsherberg Ald Weishoes, Kapel
Organizers: Venlose Schaak Vereniging
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16 (incl. 14 GMs, 2 IMs)
Games played: 52
Competition format: Knock-out
Tie-breaks: none
Time control: Games 1-2: 90m/40 + 30m/f + 30s/incr.
Tie-break games 3-6: Blitz 5m/f + 2s/incr.
Tie-break games 7+: Sudden death 4+2 v 5+2. Switched colours after every game; match continues until somebody wins a game.
Other websites: Wikipedia NL
Liquipedia 2025
Max Euwe Centre
PGN game file: ned-2025.pgn






Tournament Review

The Dutch Championship was held in Venlo for the first time, as part of the centenary celebrations of the Venlose Chess Club. Sixteen players contested a knockout tournament in the historic chapel of Stadsherberg Ald Weishoes. Defending champion Max Warmerdam was eliminated in the first round by Liam Vrolijk. Jorden van Foreest defeated Loek van Wely in the final to win his second national title.