81st Dutch Chess Championship :: Aalsmeer 2026

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Final standings

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pos. name seed Elo flag R16 QF SF F
W GM Tiviakov, Sergei (7) 2524 NED 9
1½—½		 5
2½—1½		 3
1½—½		 2
3—1
RU GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2517 NED 10
1½—½		 6
4—2		 4
4—2		 1
1—3
SF GM Van den Doel, Erik (5) 2549 NED 11
2—0		 7
1½—½		 1
½—1½
SF GM Warmerdam, Max (8) 2520 NED 12
2—0		 8
3—1		 2
2—4
QF GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2592 NED 13
2—0		 1
1½—2½
QF GM Ernst, Sipke (6) 2540 NED 14
1½—½		 2
2—4
QF GM Sokolov, Ivan (4) 2567 NED 15
2½—1½		 3
½—1½
QF GM Van Wely, Loek (1) 2636 NED 16
2—0		 4
1—3
R16 IM De Boer, Eelke (15) 2406 NED 1
½—1½
R16 GM Schoppen, Casper (3) 2589 NED 2
½—1½
R16 GM Swinkels, Robin (13) 2481 NED 3
0—2
R16 FM Slagboom, Leandro (16) 2332 NED 4
0—2
R16 GM Ten Hertog, Hugo (10) 2518 NED 5
0—2
R16 IM De Winter, Arthur (14) 2455 NED 6
½—1½
R16 GM Burg, Twan (12) 2491 NED 7
1½—2½
R16 GM Beerdsen, Thomas (9) 2519 NED 8
0—2




Round of 16

4th - 5th July 2026


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Burg, Twan (12) 2491 NED 1½ ½ ½ ½ 0
GM Sokolov, Ivan (4) 2567 NED 2½ ½ ½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
IM De Winter, Arthur (14) 2455 NED ½ ½ 0
GM Ernst, Sipke (6) 2540 NED 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Schoppen, Casper (3) 2589 NED ½ 0 ½
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2517 NED 1½ 1 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
FM Slagboom, Leandro (16) 2332 NED 0 0 0
GM Warmerdam, Max (8) 2520 NED 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Ten Hertog, Hugo (10) 2518 NED 0 0 0
GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2592 NED 2 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Tiviakov, Sergei (7) 2524 NED 1½ 1 ½
IM De Boer, Eelke (15) 2406 NED ½ 0 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van Wely, Loek (1) 2636 NED 2 1 1
GM Beerdsen, Thomas (9) 2519 NED 0 0 0

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van den Doel, Erik (5) 2549 NED 2 1 1
GM Swinkels, Robin (13) 2481 NED 0 0 0


Quarterfinals

6th - 7th July 2026


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2
GM Ernst, Sipke (6) 2540 NED 2 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2517 NED 4 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM l`Ami, Erwin (2) 2592 NED 1½ 1 0 0 ½
GM Tiviakov, Sergei (7) 2524 NED 2½ 0 1 1 ½

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Sokolov, Ivan (4) 2567 NED ½ ½ 0
GM Van den Doel, Erik (5) 2549 NED 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Warmerdam, Max (8) 2520 NED 3 1 0 1 1
GM Van Wely, Loek (1) 2636 NED 1 0 1 0 0


Semifinals

8th - 9th July 2026


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2
GM Van den Doel, Erik (5) 2549 NED ½ ½ 0
GM Tiviakov, Sergei (7) 2524 NED 1½ ½ 1

name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2 B2.1 B2.2
GM Warmerdam, Max (8) 2520 NED 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2517 NED 4 0 1 0 1 1 1


Final

10th - 11th July 2026


name seed Elo flag pts 1 2 B1.1 B1.2
GM Tiviakov, Sergei (7) 2524 NED 3 ½ ½ 1 1
GM Vrolijk, Liam (11) 2517 NED 1 ½ ½ 0 0






Information

81st Dutch Chess Championship
Dates: 4th - 11th July 2026
City: Aalsmeer (Netherlands)
Venue: Renaissance Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Hotel
Organizers:
Tournament Director: Ad Bruijns
Chief Arbiter:
Arbiters: Frans Peeters; Sernin van de Krol
Players participating: 16 (incl. 13 GMs, 2 IMs, 1 FM)
Games played: 46
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.WebsiteA=|Wikipedia NL|https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlands_kampioenschap_schaken
Other websites: Liquipedia 2026
PGN game file: ned-2026.pgn