Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1998)
Thomas Beerdsen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In February 2017, Beerdsen's IM title was approved during the 9th Batavia Chess Tournament.[ 3]
In 2020, Beerdsen won the OSBO speed chess tournament, defending his title.[ 4]
In January 2023, Beerdsen obtained a GM norm at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament .[ 5] 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 .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
In May 2023, Beerdsen won the Limburg Open Chess Tournament after winning the 7-player tiebreak based on Sonneborn–Berger score .[ 9] [ 10]
In June 2023, Beerdsen officially met all of the requirements to become a Grandmaster.[ 11] His title was confirmed and officialized at the end of August 2023.
References
^ "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF) .
^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF) .
^ 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)" .