One of the strongest Open tournaments in Netherlands – the Limburg Open 2023, concluded yesterday in Maastricht. The event was played in 7 rounds, swiss system, featuring a total prize fund of 9.000 EUR.
After seven played rounds, as many as seven players tied for the first place scoring 5.5 points each: IM Thomas Beerdsen, GM Frederik Svane, IM Matthias Dann, FM Daniel Kopylov, GM Daniel Dardha, GM Sipke Ernst and FM Machteld Van Foreest.
15-year-old Machteld Van Foreest stunned the field winning her last-round game against GM Sergey Fedorchuk. Machteld won the regular money prize of 1243eur as well as the prize for the best female player in the event. Her compatriot, 16-year-old Eline Roebers finished the event in the 8th place, scoring 5 points. Scroll down for final rankings
Final rankings – Limburg Chess Open 2023:
Rank | Player | Rtg | Score |
1 | Beerdsen, Thomas | 2507 | 5.5 |
2 | Svane, Frederik | 2600 | 5.5 |
3 | Dann, Matthias | 2459 | 5.5 |
4 | Kopylov, Daniel | 2346 | 5.5 |
5 | Dardha, Daniel | 2631 | 5.5 |
6 | Ernst, Sipke | 2529 | 5.5 |
7 | Van Foreest, Machteld | 2299 | 5.5 |
8 | Roebers, Eline | 2363 | 5 |
9 | Solodovnichenko, Yuri | 2503 | 5 |
10 | Van Den Doel, Erik | 2584 | 5 |
11 | Kopylov, Michael | 2364 | 5 |
12 | Maatman, Nick | 2345 | 5 |
13 | Zwirs, Nico | 2447 | 5 |
14 | Gurevich, Mikhail | 2559 | 4.5 |
15 | Braun, Christian | 2421 | 4.5 |
16 | Schroeder, Jan-Christian | 2553 | 4.5 |
17 | Jonkman, Harmen | 2323 | 4.5 |
18 | De Winter, Arthur | 2380 | 4.5 |
19 | Leenhouts, Koen | 2447 | 4.5 |
20 | Fischer, Daniel | 2383 | 4.5 |
21 | Offringa, Joost | 2264 | 4.5 |
22 | Bekker, Stefan | 2274 | 4.5 |
23 | Ronka, Erik | 2276 | 4.5 |
24 | Goudriaan, Etienne | 2331 | 4.5 |
25 | Lahaye, Rick | 2427 | 4.5 |
26 | Arnold, Rhys | 2016 | 4.5 |
27 | Pham, Khoi | 2353 | 4.5 |
28 | Ruzhansky, Elias | 2217 | 4 |
29 | Schoorl, Rob | 2324 | 4 |
30 | Baselmans, Luuk | 2340 | 4 |
31 | Fedorchuk, Sergey A. | 2597 | 4 |
32 | Slagboom, Leandro | 2250 | 4 |
33 | Gruenter, Martin | 2191 | 4 |
34 | Kuling, Lody | 2233 | 4 |
35 | De Boer, Bas | 2192 | 4 |
36 | Kanis, Sierk | 2073 | 4 |
37 | Schilstra, Laurens | 2070 | 4 |
38 | Van Der Hagen, Loek | 2270 | 4 |
39 | Albers, Sasa | 2100 | 4 |
40 | Krause, Thomas | 2074 | 4 |
41 | Van Meegen, Ruud | 2294 | 4 |
42 | Volkov, Mykyta | 2267 | 4 |
43 | Labruyere, Roger | 2169 | 4 |
44 | Smeets, Kobe | 2104 | 4 |
45 | Koffeman, Timo | 2142 | 4 |
46 | Woestenburg, Jochem | 2057 | 4 |
47 | Van Osch, Mees | 2332 | 4 |
48 | Stricker, Florian | 2209 | 4 |
49 | Elgersma, Onno | 2309 | 4 |
50 | De Wachter, Matthias | 2305 | 4 |
51 | Decoster, Frederic | 2310 | 4 |
52 | Lenaerts, Lennert | 2360 | 4 |
53 | Strating, Sybolt | 2344 | 4 |
54 | Campora, Daniel H. | 2348 | 4 |
55 | Visser, Henk-Jan | 2216 | 3.5 |
56 | Mullink, Jochem | 2128 | 3.5 |
57 | Klinova, Masha | 2252 | 3.5 |
58 | Schonberger, Daan | 2120 | 3.5 |
59 | Gijsen, Stief | 2220 | 3.5 |
60 | Muetsch, Annmarie | 2239 | 3.5 |
61 | Sievers, Andy | 2088 | 3.5 |
62 | Tiggelman, Rene | 2195 | 3.5 |
63 | Bodicky, Michal | 2121 | 3.5 |
64 | Mann, Gergely | 1929 | 3.5 |
65 | Versyck, Dominique | 2026 | 3.5 |
66 | Beeke, Bob | 2219 | 3.5 |
67 | Schmitzer, Klaus | 2226 | 3.5 |
68 | Heldenbergh, Nils | 2089 | 3.5 |
69 | De Vleeschauwer, Maarten | 2293 | 3.5 |
70 | Boer, Alef | 2064 | 3.5 |
71 | Beck, Michael | 2048 | 3.5 |
72 | Merbis, Max | 2025 | 3.5 |
73 | Boucquet, Emile | 2244 | 3.5 |
74 | Van Lith, Arjan | 2176 | 3.5 |
75 | Schiffer, Stefan | 2246 | 3.5 |
76 | Van Dael, Siem | 2319 | 3.5 |
77 | Memeti, Kastriot | 2167 | 3.5 |
78 | Goossens, Hanne | 2170 | 3.5 |
79 | Ismail, Tamer | 2123 | 3 |
80 | Weller, Manuel | 2235 | 3 |
81 | Coenen, Eduard | 2038 | 3 |
82 | Modi, Shyam Jagdish | 2121 | 3 |
83 | Raats, Joppe | 2118 | 3 |
84 | Hamblok, Roel | 2250 | 3 |
85 | Spaan, Nathanael | 2108 | 3 |
86 | Verboven, Wout | 2035 | 3 |
87 | Ratsma, Midas | 2243 | 3 |
88 | Kampman, Tijmen | 2262 | 3 |
89 | Mellema, Andries | 2163 | 3 |
90 | Wooter, Robin | 1967 | 3 |
91 | Baselmans, Sam | 2230 | 3 |
92 | Jeitz, Christian | 2208 | 3 |
93 | Gijsen, William | 2163 | 3 |
94 | Broehl, Stephan | 2129 | 3 |
95 | Van Der Valk, Niklas | 2155 | 3 |
96 | Hoerr, Matthias | 2103 | 3 |
97 | De Wit, Michel | 2136 | 2.5 |
98 | Thakoerdien, Jerrel | 2160 | 2.5 |
99 | Bashylina, Luisa | 2094 | 2.5 |
100 | Rybarczyk, Klaus | 2160 | 2.5 |
101 | Boudry, William | 2099 | 2.5 |
101 | Boudry, William | 2099 | 2.5 |
102 | R____, T___ | 2099 | 2.5 |
103 | Nemec, Vjekoslav | 2245 | 2.5 |
104 | Goudriaan, Rafael | 2031 | 2.5 |
105 | Bus, Tom | 2116 | 2.5 |
106 | Mijnster, Niels | 2145 | 2.5 |
107 | Mohammadi Nia, Borna | 2145 | 2.5 |
108 | Kindt, Manfred | 2049 | 2.5 |
109 | Honkoop, Gilian | 2233 | 2.5 |
110 | Nemegeer, Arne | 2139 | 2.5 |
111 | Wecker, Martin | 2126 | 2.5 |
112 | Schleipfenbauer, Frank | 2133 | 2.5 |
113 | Grecuccio, Nicola | 2152 | 2.5 |
114 | Zaehringer, Daniel | 2167 | 2.5 |
115 | Wiedenbruch, Paul | 2028 | 2.5 |
116 | Luyckx, Wim | 2024 | 2.5 |
117 | Noiroux, Kevin | 2189 | 2.5 |
118 | Tabak, Stefan | 2165 | 2.5 |
119 | Pruijssers, Roeland | 2534 | 2 |
120 | Suskovic, Matija | 2084 | 2 |
121 | Dahdah, Nagib | 2101 | 2 |
122 | Knol, Geon | 2057 | 2 |
123 | Fischer, Erik | 2053 | 2 |
124 | Noordenbos, Daan | 2076 | 2 |
125 | Becx, Cesar | 2038 | 2 |
126 | Faldum, Manfred | 2041 | 2 |
127 | Van De Perre, Tom | 2028 | 2 |
128 | Campora Perez, Daniel | 2133 | 2 |
129 | Govoreanu, Matei | 1976 | 2 |
130 | Swijsen, Lars | 2164 | 2 |
131 | Keetman, Maaike | 2110 | 1.5 |
132 | Tuerlinckx, Ben | 2027 | 1.5 |
133 | Thinius, Marco | 2350 | 1 |
134 | Zilverberg, Jasper | 2061 | 1 |
135 | Bex, Lennert | 2029 | 1 |
136 | Bruil, Rembrandt | 2275 | 0.5 |
137 | Lagarde, Maxime | 2598 | 0.5 |
138 | Anwesh, Upadhyaya | 2340 | 0.5 |
139 | Klek, Hanna Marie | 2325 | 0.5 |
140 | Krivenko, Dion | 2100 | 0.5 |
141 | Van Foreest, Lucas | 2556 | 0 |
142 | Vrolijk, Liam | 2519 | 0 |
143 | Kumar, Prajit Sai | 2256 | 0 |
144 | Perkampus, Laurin | 2165 | 0 |
145 | Doggers, Peter | 2145 | 0 |
146 | Raptis, Filippos | 2085 | 0 |
147 | Rogiers, Jan | 2071 | 0 |
148 | Langedijk, Ardjan | 2053 | 0 |