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)".
