Thomas Beerdsen

Thomas Beerdsen
Beerdsen in 2023
Country	Netherlands
Born	(1998-09-13) September 13, 1998 (age 26) Apeldoorn, Netherlands [1]
Title	Grandmaster (2023) [2]
FIDE   rating	2538 (June 2025)
Peak rating	2538 (June 2025)

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

1. "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF).
2. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
3. Doggers, Peter (March 6, 2017). "Norms Galore At Batavia Tournament".
4. Wille, Erik. "Thomas Beerdsen prolongeert OSBO-snelschaaktitel".
5. 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".
6. 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".
7. "New: CBM Extra 213". May 31, 2023.
8. Ahmed, Shahid (January 19, 2023). "Tata Steel Challengers 2023 R5: Vaishali splits the point with Adhiban".
9. "Thomas Beerdsen winnaar Limburg Open in Maastricht". May 30, 2023.
10. Clevers, Frank (May 29, 2023). "Thomas Beerdsen toernooiwinnaar".
11. Erwinen, Max (July 1, 2023). "Een nieuw schaakvlog: interview met Thomas Beerdsen (deel 1)".