Thomas Beerdsen
.jpg) Beerdsen in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1998 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023)[2] |
| FIDE rating | 2504 (July 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2538 (June 2025) |
Thomas Beerdsen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
In 2016, he shared 3rd and 4th places in the national championship among players under 20 years of age[3].
Chess career
[edit]In February 2017, Beerdsen's IM title was approved during the 9th Batavia Chess Tournament.[4]
In 2020, Beerdsen won the OSBO speed chess tournament, defending his title.[5]
In January 2023, Beerdsen obtained a GM norm at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.[6] He was one of the only IMs in the Challengers section, and defeated grandmasters Velimir Ivić and Abhimanyu Mishra and fellow Dutch IM Eline Roebers.[7][8][9]
In May 2023, Beerdsen won the Limburg Open Chess Tournament after winning the 7-player tiebreak based on Sonneborn–Berger score.[10][11]
In June 2023, Beerdsen officially met all of the requirements to become a Grandmaster.[12] His title was confirmed and officialized at the end of August 2023.
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "Dutch Championship U20 - 2016 June 2016 Netherlands FIDE Chess Tournament report". Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ Doggers, Peter (March 6, 2017). "Norms Galore At Batavia Tournament".
- ↑ Wille, Erik. "Thomas Beerdsen prolongeert OSBO-snelschaaktitel".
- ↑ Reinderman, Dimitri (January 21, 2023). "Grootmeesternorm lonkt voor Thomas Beerdsen, die met een prachtaanval de jonge Amerikaan verslaat: dit is wat grootmeester Dimitri Reinderman zag in speelronde 7 van Tata Steel Chess".
- ↑ Reinderman, Dimitri (January 27, 2023). "Topspelers komen snel tot remise maar Thomas Beerdsen zorgt voor vuurwerk: dit is wat grootmeester Dimitri Reinderman zag in speelronde 11 van Tata Steel Chess".
- ↑ "New: CBM Extra 213". May 31, 2023.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (January 19, 2023). "Tata Steel Challengers 2023 R5: Vaishali splits the point with Adhiban".
- ↑ "Thomas Beerdsen winnaar Limburg Open in Maastricht". May 30, 2023.
- ↑ Clevers, Frank (May 29, 2023). "Thomas Beerdsen toernooiwinnaar".
- ↑ Erwinen, Max (July 1, 2023). "Een nieuw schaakvlog: interview met Thomas Beerdsen (deel 1)".