Thomas Beerdsen
Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1998)
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Thomas Beerdsen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
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Beerdsen in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1998 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023)[2] |
| FIDE rating | 2526 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2538 (June 2025) |
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.