Lucas van Foreest surprises as new Dutch Champ

by André Schulz
7/11/2019 – The 18-year-old grandmaster Lucas van Foreest was the unexpected winner of the Dutch Championship defeating none other than his big brother Jorden in a tiebreak. After seven rounds in Amsterdam, the brothers had each had 5.0 points. Lucas won one of the two blitz games and drew the other. Their little sister Machteld van Foreest did well in the Women's Championship making it a true family affair, but WGM Iozefina Paulet earned the Women's Champ title with 6.0/7. | Photo: Harry Gielen

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The van Foreests face off!

National championships have been held in the Netherlands officially since 1909, although the tradition stretches back as far as the 1870s! Max Euwe was the pre-eminent pre-war player and held the title twelve times. Then, other familiar names like Jan Timman and Loek van Wely were the dominant players. Fanny Heemskerk was the star female competitor from the 1930s to the 1950s, and more recently GM Peng Zhaoquin won a total of 14 titles and all championships between 2000 and 2011. In 2018, she won the title again, after four consecutive wins by WGM Anne Haast from 2014-2017.

With Anish Giri, Dutch chess has an absolute world-class player, currently number four in the FIDE world rankings, and his last Dutch Championship was in 2015 (his fourth win). This year, even if he wanted to, he was busy in the lucrative Grand Chess Tour tournament in Zagreb. His absence has allowed both seasoned veterans and an even younger crop of players to shine. Jorden van Foreest took the 2016 Championship, setting a record as the youngest player to do so, and he was the number two seed this year. Van Wely won his eighth title in 2017 and Sergei Tiviakov for the third time in 2018.

The 2019 championships ("Deloitte NK Schaken") were held in Amsterdam from July 1st to 7th as round-robin tournaments with eight players each.

Playing hall

Tournament hall

In an historic first, you could find the van Foreest name three times in the starting lists. In addition to Jorden, his younger brother Lucas made his debut in the championship. Their sister Machthild van Foreest participated in the women's tournament.

The van Foreests come from a long line of chess players. Their great-great-grandfather Arnold and his brother Dirk van Foreest won three of the early unofficial championships between 1885 and 1902. 

Nine-time winner Jan Timman launches the second round | Photo: Harry Gielen

Jorden van Foreest started well. A first round draw against his brother Lucas was anything but perfunctory — they played to bare kings in 65 moves — but he followed up with victories over Jan Werle and Ivan Sokolov and leads the field after three rounds, followed by Benjamin Bok and his brother Lucas, who each have 2 points on the account.

His game against Ivan Sokolov was a wild tactical battle.

 
J. van Foreest vs Sokolov
Position after 19...Ng8

Here Jorden went "All in" and kept up the pressure right to the end.

20.xg7! xg7 21.h5+ g6 22.g3+ g5 (22...♚xh5 23.♗d1+) 23.f4 (23.h4 was also good) 23...exf4 24.xf4+ h7 25.e5+ f5 26.f2 (26.♗d3!?)

 
Position after 26.Qf2

26...e7? (Better was 26...♜e8 27.♘h5 ♝xc2 28.♕xc2+ ♚h8 29.♗xg5 ♜xe5 30.♖xe5 ♝xe5 31.♖e1 ♛e6 32.♗h4. White has a bit of an advantage but is by no means winning.)

27.e6? (Stronger was 27.h4, for example: 27...♝xc2 28.♕xc2+ ♚h8 29.hxg5 ♝xg5 30.e6 followed by c4 and ♗b2.]

27...fxe6!? (It was very important here to play 27...♝xc2 28.♕xc2+ ♚h8 29.exf7 ♜xf7 30.♗e3 White certainly has enough compensation for the piece, but not more.)

28.h4 Kh8 (The alternative was interesting: 28...♞f7!? with wild complications, e.g.: 29.♖xe6 ♞d6 30.g4 ♝e4 31.♖xe4 ♛xg4+ 32.♕g2 ♛xg2+ 33.♔xg2 ♞xe4 34.♗xe4+).

29.hxg5 xg5 30.c4 xc2 Gradually, White has won the upper hand.

IM Merijn van Delft covered this game among his Game of the Week highlights:

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Jorden went to beat Erwin l'Ami, who was under the weather during much of the tournament, in round five and finished round seven as the only undefeated player.

Lucas van Foreest came into the tournament as the bottom seed, albeit only 112 Elo points separated him from l'Ami. He dropped a game early on to Sergei Tiviakov, but battled back with three consecutive wins, and was just a half point behind his brother. In round six, he missed a big chance against l'Ami in the early middlegame:

 
E. l'Ami vs L. van Foreest
Position after 15.Nc3?

This position arose out of a Nimzo-Indian Rubinstein variation in which van Foreest unusually swung his queen from d8-d5-h5-b5. But here he reacted naturally by moving it once more 15...a5?, overlooking the shot 15...♝xh2+! 16.♔xh2 ♛xf1 when White has nothing for the exchange and pawn deficit.

Instead, after a bunch of exchanges on d5, a balanced position with a symmetrical pawn structure made a draw the likely outcome.

In the last round, still a half point behind, Lucas could assume he had to win, with his brother playing white against Tiviakov. Jorden had put some pressure in his white game against last year's champion, but Tiviakov's defence was exemplary:

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.Nc3 Ne6 12.e4 d6
13.Qd2 A new move in a known position. Qd7 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.b3 Na6 16.Bb2 Nac7 17.h4 Ne8 18.Ne2 Bf8 19.h5 f6
A white attack against the black king was based initially on control of the dark squares. Tiviakov was prepared for this: Many defenders in the immediate vicinity of his king keep everything covered. The rooks are connected and he even has an extra pawn in reserve. 20.Nf4! Somehow, White has to make progress. By knocking out the defender on e6 he opens up access to the kingside for his queen. Nxf4 21.Qxf4 Qf7! The queen is naturally a strong defender and she's very secure here. 22.Qg4 Threatens Nh6+ Kh8 23.Rac1 c5 24.Nh4 Bc8 Another more complicated option: 24...a5 25.Ng6+ Kg8 26.Bf1 a4 27.Bc4 d5 25.Qe2 Bb7 26.Qg4 Bc8 27.Qe2 Bb7
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Van Foreest,J2612Tiviakov,S2608½–½2019E17Deloitte NED-ch 20197.2

van Foreest vs Tiviakov

Sergey Tiviakov knew how to control the attack of his opponent

Lucas got his opening after his opponent was too passive some critical situations. IM Merijn van Delft and Game of the Week special guest IM Alex Wohl went through this key game on this week's show:

 
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 e6 7.Bf4 Bd6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.0-0 Nge7 10.Nd2 0-0 11.f4 Bd7 12.Nf3 f6 13.Qc2 Nf5 14.g4 Ne3 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Qd3 Nxg4 17.Nh4 Ne7 18.Ng6+ Nxg6 19.Bxg6 Nh6 20.Kh1 Be8 21.Rg1 Qe7 22.Rae1 f5 23.Qh3 Rf6?! After 23...Kg8! the game would have been almost equal. However, the follow up after the exchange on e8 is hard to spot. 24.Bxe8 Ng4!= 24.Bxe8 Rxe8 25.Ng3 Kh7 25...Kg8? 26.Nh5 Rf7 27.Nxg7 did not work. 26.Nh5 Rf7 27.Qg3 Kh8 28.h3 Ng8
A tricky position. White has an advantage, but it is not huge. 29.Qg6 And now the edge is completely gone. Nf6 30.Re2 Nxh5? Black misses the chance to counterattack: 30...Ne4! For instance: 31.Reg2 Qh4! 32.Kh2 Ree7 and White is on the defensive. 31.Qxh5+ Kg8 32.Rg6 Qd6 33.Qh6 Qa6 34.Reg2 Qf1+ 35.Kh2 Ree7
There is a simple explanation for Black losing this position: In the kingside attack, White is using all his pieces while Black's queen on f1 is offside. 36.Qh4 Qf3 37.R6g5 Rd7 38.Rh5 Rf8
The rest is not so difficult to see: 39.Rh8+ Kf7 40.Rxg7+ Ke8 41.Rxf8+ Kxf8 42.Qh8#
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Van Foreest,L2521Van den Doel,E26051–02019B13Deloitte NED-ch 20197.1

Ultimately Erik van den Doel got mated

So, the brothers van Foreest ended up tied with 5.0/7 apiece and had to contest a blitz tiebreak!

Final standings after Round 7

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TBPerf.
1
2521
5.0
7
4.00
2764
2
2612
5.0
7
3.00
2751
3
2584
3.5
7
2.00
2597
4
2645
3.5
7
2.00
2588
5
2608
3.5
7
1.00
2594
6
2633
3.0
7
0.00
2540
7
2605
3.0
7
0.00
2544
8
2555
1.5
7
0.00
2371
TBs: Wins, Direct encounter, Wins with black

The first game was drawn in 31 moves, with neither side getting chances. That gave Jorden the white pieces in the return game. A sharp Richter-Rauzer Sicilian came on the board. Jorden won a pawn and was having all the fun in the middlegame until he blundered a piece:

 
J. van Foreest vs L. van Foreest
Position after 22.Bb7?

With 22...b8 Black skewered the bishop and knight and White's queenside pawns were small consolation as Lucas smoothly demonstrated. The young underdog will have bragging rights in the family for a while!

Tiebreak games

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 0-0 9.0-0 cxd5 10.Bg5 c6 11.Qf3 Rb8 12.h3 C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Qxg4 Nxg4 14.Bxd8 Rfxd8 15.Na4 Bd6 16.h3 Ne5 17.Rfe1 g6 18.Bf1 Re8 19.b3 Bb4 1-0 (42) Karjakin,S (2748)-Kramnik,V (2753) Moscow 2019 12...h6 13.Bf4 13.Bxh6= is superior. Bd6 14.Bc1 13...Bd6 13...Rb7 should be considered. 14.b3= Be6 15.Na4 15.a3= 15...Re8 16.Rad1 Bxf4 16...c5 17.Qxf4
17...Qa5N Predecessor: 17...Qe7 18.Rfe1 c5 19.c4 d4 20.Re2 Rbc8 1/2-1/2 (38) Mueller,K (2517) -Kritz,L (2534) Hoeckendorf 2004 18.Qd6 Rbc8 19.Qc5 Qxc5 19...Qc7 keeps more tension. 20.f4 Bd7 21.c4 Rcd8 22.Nc3 Be6 20.Nxc5 Nd7 21.Nxd7 Bxd7 22.c4 Be6 23.cxd5 Bxd5 24.Rd2 a5 25.Rc1 a4 26.bxa4 Ra8 27.Bc2 Bxa2 28.Bh7+ 28.Ra1! Bd5 29.a5 28...Kxh7 The position is equal. 29.Rxa2 Ra5 30.Rxc6 Re4 31.Rc3 Rexa4 Accuracy: White = 43%, Black = 47%.
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Van Foreest,L2521Van Foreest,J2612½–½2019C47Deloitte NED-ch 20198.1
Van Foreest,J2612Van Foreest,L25210–12019B69Deloitte NED-ch 20199.1

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1.e4 0 e5 2:06 2.Nf3 0 Nc6 3 3.Bb5 0 a6 6 4.Ba4 9 Nf6 25 5.0-0 11 Be7 7 6.d3 17 d6 35 7.c3 23 0-0 5 8.Nbd2 10 Nd7 22 9.Bc2 5:28 Nb6 2:03 10.a4 4:09 a5 3:54 11.Nc4 4:46 Nxc4 2:05 12.dxc4 47 Kh8 1:22 13.Re1 6:18 Be6 12:03 14.b3 2:24 Qd7 3 15.Ng5 10:46 Bxg5 2:31 16.Bxg5 1:05 b6 2:33 17.Qd2 4:53 f6 1:39 18.Be3 49 Qf7 2 19.f3 4:07 Ne7 5:52 20.Qf2 1:39 g5 9:16 21.Kf1 8:53 Rg8 51 22.g4 8:30 h5 2:47 23.h3 53 Rg7 3:51 24.Ke2 49 Rh7 6 25.Kd2 6:12 Ng6 2:36 26.Bd3 58 Kg7 1:04 27.Qe2 6:36 Rah8 57 28.Rf1 8 hxg4 26 29.hxg4 6 Rh3 1:59 30.Rf2 1:08 Qe7 4:15 31.Kc2 1:31 Bd7 44 32.Raf1 1:24 Nf4 48 33.Bxf4 2:05 exf4 2 34.Qd2 1:18 Qe5 6:51 35.Be2 1:23 Qc5 22 36.Kb2 1:58 Kf7 11:14 37.Qd4 7:04 Ke6 31 38.Qd5+ 2:23 Ke7 12:57 39.Qd4 44 Rg3 11 40.Bd1 1:16 Rhh3 44 41.Rd2 31:48 Rh8 32:50 ½–½
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L'Ami,E2633Sokolov,I2584½–½2019C77Deloitte NED-ch 20191.1
Bok,B2645Tiviakov,S26081–02019E39Deloitte NED-ch 20191.2
Van Foreest,J2612Van Foreest,L2521½–½2019D38Deloitte NED-ch 20191.4
Van den Doel,E2605Werle,J2555½–½2019D03Deloitte NED-ch 20191.7
Werle,J2555Van Foreest,J26120–12019D78Deloitte NED-ch 20192.1
Bok,B2645L'Ami,E2633½–½2019A21Deloitte NED-ch 20192.2
Sokolov,I2584Van den Doel,E2605½–½2019E01Deloitte NED-ch 20192.4
Tiviakov,S2608Van Foreest,L25211–02019B51Deloitte NED-ch 20192.7
Van Foreest,J2612Sokolov,I25841–02019C84Deloitte NED-ch 20193.1
Van den Doel,E2605Bok,B2645½–½2019D36Deloitte NED-ch 20193.2
L'Ami,E2633Tiviakov,S2608½–½2019E17Deloitte NED-ch 20193.4
Van Foreest,L2521Werle,J25551–02019E02Deloitte NED-ch 20193.7
L'Ami,E2633Van den Doel,E2605½–½2019D20Deloitte NED-ch 20194.1
Bok,B2645Van Foreest,J2612½–½2019A15Deloitte NED-ch 20194.2
Sokolov,I2584Van Foreest,L25210–12019D39Deloitte NED-ch 20194.4
Tiviakov,S2608Werle,J2555½–½2019C07Deloitte NED-ch 20194.7
Van Foreest,L2521Bok,B26451–02019B94Deloitte NED-ch 20195.1
Van Foreest,J2612L'Ami,E26331–02019B01Deloitte NED-ch 20195.2
Van den Doel,E2605Tiviakov,S2608½–½2019Deloitte NED-ch 20195.4
Werle,J2555Sokolov,I25840–12019D34Deloitte NED-ch 20195.7
L'Ami,E2633Van Foreest,L2521½–½2019E48Deloitte NED-ch 20196.1
Van den Doel,E2605Van Foreest,J2612½–½2019D02Deloitte NED-ch 20196.2
Bok,B2645Werle,J25551–02019A17Deloitte NED-ch 20196.4
Tiviakov,S2608Sokolov,I2584½–½2019C77Deloitte NED-ch 20196.7
Van Foreest,L2521Van den Doel,E26051–02019B13Deloitte NED-ch 20197.1
Van Foreest,J2612Tiviakov,S2608½–½2019E17Deloitte NED-ch 20197.2
Sokolov,I2584Bok,B26451–02019E04Deloitte NED-ch 20197.4
Werle,J2555L'Ami,E2633½–½2019D73Deloitte NED-ch 20197.7
Van Foreest,L2521Van Foreest,J2612½–½2019C47Deloitte NED-ch 20198.1
Van Foreest,J2612Van Foreest,L25210–12019B69Deloitte NED-ch 20199.1


Paulet takes Women's Championship

The Dutch women's championship was won by WGM Iozefina Paulet who gave up just two draws en route to a stellar 6.0/7 score. Machteld van Foreest, the soon-to-be-12-year-old sister of Lucas and Jorden, was in a three-way tie for third place after winning her last round game against WIM Rosa Ratsma, the runner-up.

Rosa Ratsma and Machteld van Foreest

Machteld van Foreest beat WIM Rosa Ratsma with the black pieces

Paulet showed impressive determination as she ground down Anna-Maja Kazarian in a queen and minor piece ending for a clutch penultimate round victory.

 
I. Paulet vs A. Kazarian, Round 6
Position after 31.Qxe8

Not a position you expect to win with either colour

Usually this material balance favours the player with the knight, but from this position Paulet just pressed and pressed until she won Black's a-pawn on move 63, the b-pawn on move 76 and, with her own h-pawn, she levered open holes in her opponent's kingside structure until it broke.

 
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.c3 Bf5 5...Nf6 6.Nd2 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Ngf3 e6 9.Bd3 Bh5 10.0-0 Bg6 11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.Rae1 Be7 13.g3 0-0 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.h4 Nc5 17.Qc2 Qc6 18.Re3 Qa6 19.Qb1 Rac8 20.Kg2 b5 0-1 (50) Duda, J (2738)-Van Foreest,J (2612) Wijk aan Zee 2019 6.Nd2 B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack e6 7.Ngf3 Bd6 8.Bxd6 The position is equal. Qxd6 9.Bb5 Nge7 10.Nh4 0-0 11.0-0 Bg6 12.Re1N Predecessor: 12.f4 a6 13.Ba4 1/2-1/2 (69) Clement,N (1940)-Hristodorescu,D (2264) Agneaux 2003 12...a6 13.Bf1 Rad8 14.Nb3 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nd4 N5c6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Nf3 Qf6 18...d4= 19.Qb3 Rd7 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Rd2 Nf5 22.Rde2 22.Bd3 22...d4 22...Kh7= should be considered. 23.cxd4 23.Nxd4 Ncxd4 24.cxd4 23...Ncxd4= 24.Nxd4 Qxd4 25.Qc2 25.Re8+= is superior. Rxe8 26.Rxe8+ Kh7 27.Qc2 25...Qf4 26.Re4 Qg5 27.Qc5
aiming for Re8+. 27...Kh7 28.Re8 Rxe8 29.Rxe8 Rd8! 30.Qf8 Rxe8 31.Qxe8 Qf6 32.b3 b5 33.h3 Nd4 34.Qe3 Nf5 35.Qa7 Kg8 35...Nd4 36.Qa8+ Kh7 37.Qf3 Qe6 38.Qe2 Qd6 39.Qe8 Qd5 40.Qc8 a5 41.Qa6 b4 42.Qd3       White fights for an advantage. Qe5 43.Qb5 Qd4 44.Qc4 Qf6 44...Qd7= 45.Qd5 Nd6 46.g3 Qe7 47.Bd3 Qc7 48.Kg2 Ne8 49.h4 Nf6 50.Qb5 Kg8 51.Bc4 Kh7 52.Bd3 Kg8 53.Qa6 Qd7 54.Qa8+ Kh7 55.Qf3 Kg8 56.Bc4 Kh7 57.Qf4 Qb7+ 58.Kg1 Qd7 59.Qg5 Qc7 60.Qe3 60.Kg2 60...Qd7 61.Qc5 Qd1+ 62.Kg2 Qc2 63.Qxa5 Ng4 64.Qa7 Qe4+ 65.Kg1 Ne5 65...f5 feels hotter. 66.Qc5 Qb1+ 67.Kg2 Qe4+ 68.Kg1 Qb1+ 66.Qe3 Qb1+ 67.Bf1! f6 68.Qe2 Nc6 68...Qf5 69.h5 Ne5 69...g5 70.Kg2 70.f4± Nf7 71.Qd3 Qxd3 72.Bxd3 70...g5 71.f4 gxf4 72.gxf4 Nc6 73.Kf2 73.Qc4± And now Bd3+ would win. Qb2+ 74.Kf3 Nd4+ 75.Ke4 73...Kh6= 74.Qc4 74.Qe3 74...Ne7 74...Qxa2+ is more appropriate. 75.Kg3 Qb1 75.Be2 75.Qxb4 Qxa2+ 76.Be2 Qa7+ 77.Kf3 75...Qxa2 75...Qh1= 76.Qxb4 Qa7+ 77.Ke1 Qe3 But not 77...Qg1+?! 78.Kd2± 78.Qb8 Qg1+ 78...Kh7 79.Kd2 Qd4+ 80.Kc2 Qe4+ 80...Qc5+!= 81.Kb1 Nc8 81.Bd3 Intending Qh8+ and mate. Qc6+ Better is 81...Qg2++- 82.Kc3 Qc6+ 83.Kb2 Qc8 84.Qxc8 Nxc8 82.Kb2± Kxh5 82...Qc8± 83.Qxc8 Nxc8 83.Qh8++-      
Double Attack 83...Kg4 84.Qxg7+       Double Attack Kxf4 85.Qxe7 f5? 85...Qb6+- 86.b4 Qd4+ 87.Kc2 f5 86.Qe2 86.Qh4+ Ke5 87.Qe1+ Kd6 88.Qg3+ Ke7 89.Qg7+ Ke8 90.Qg8+ Ke7 91.Qg7+ Ke8 92.Qh8+ Ke7 93.Qh7+ Kd8 94.Qh4+ Kc7 95.Bxf5 86...Qc5 87.Qf1+ Kg3 88.Qxf5 Qd4+ 89.Ka3 Qa7+ 90.Kb4 90.Kb2 Qe7 91.Kc3 Qg7+ 92.Kc2 90...Qb6+ 90...Qb7+ 91.Kc3 Qg7+ 92.Kc2 Qc7+ 93.Bc4 Qe7 94.Qd3+ Kf4 95.Qd4+ Kg5 96.Qd2+ Kf6 91.Kc3 Qc7+ 92.Bc4 Qg7+ 93.Kd3 White mates. Qb2 94.Qg5+ Kf2 95.Qd2+ Accuracy: White = 44%, Black = 38%.
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Paulet,I2262Kazarian,A21421–02019B13Deloitte NED-ch Women 20196.3

A clear program to fight the Panov Attack

The Panov Attack might well be White's most unpleasant weapon against the Caro-Kann because compared to other Caro-Kann lines it usually leads to entirely different positional patterns. Therefore Black should know precisely how to react and where to put his pieces.


Final standings

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TBPerf.
1
2262
6.0
7
5.00
2480
2
2282
5.0
7
5.00
2326
3
2176
3.5
7
2.00
2183
4
2153
3.5
7
2.00
2186
5
2058
3.5
7
2.00
2200
6
2142
3.0
7
2.00
2138
7
2069
2.0
7
1.00
2040
8
2315
1.5
7
1.00
1933
TBs: Wins, Direct encounter, Wins with black

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1.e41,164,14354%2421---
1.d4945,55855%2434---
1.Nf3280,97656%2441---
1.c4181,75256%2442---
1.g319,67356%2427---
1.b314,21954%2427---
1.f45,88248%2377---
1.Nc33,79051%2384---
1.b41,75048%2380---
1.a31,19654%2403---
1.e31,06648%2408---
1.d394550%2378---
1.g466246%2361---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c342551%2424---
1.h327856%2416---
1.a410860%2468---
1.f39046%2432---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34163%2485---
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Be2 a6 8.a4 a5 9.Be3 Nb4 10.h3 d5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Na2 Nxa2 13.Rxa2 f6 14.exf6 exf6 15.Qd2 Nb6 16.b3 g5 17.Nh2 Qe7 18.Raa1 h6 19.Rae1 Bf5 20.Bh5 Qd6 21.f4 Qc6 22.Re2 Nc8 23.fxg5 fxg5 24.Bg4 Nd6 25.Bxf5 Nxf5 26.Bf2 Nd6 27.Nf3 Ne4 28.Qd3 Qd6 29.Nd2 Nxf2 30.Rexf2 Rxf2 31.Rxf2 Re8 32.Nf3 Re4 33.Qb5 b6 34.Re2 c6 35.Qa6 Qe6 36.Rxe4 dxe4 37.Ne5 Bxe5 38.dxe5 Qxe5 39.Qc8+ Kf7 40.Qd7+ Qe7 41.Qf5+ Kg7 42.g4 Qb4 43.Kf1 Qd4 44.Ke2 c5 45.Qe6 Qd8 46.Qxe4 Qd6 47.Qd3 Qe5+ 48.Kd2 Qf4+ 49.Kd1 Kf6 50.Qd8+ Ke5 51.Qxb6 Qf1+ 52.Kd2 Qf4+ 53.Kd1 Qd4+ 54.Kc1 Qa1+ 55.Kd2 Qd4+ 56.Kc1 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Van Foreest,M2058Lanchava,T2315½–½2019E39Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.2
Van Foreest,M2058Lanchava,T2315½–½2019B08Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.3
Paulet,I2262Ratsma,R22821–02019D38Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.4
Paulet,I2262Ratsma,R22821–02019B51Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.5
Roebers,E2069Van Weersel,A2176½–½2019C45Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.6
Keetman,M2153Kazarian,A21421–02019B11Deloitte NED-ch Women 20191.8
Van Foreest,M2058Paulet,I2262½–½2019C03Deloitte NED-ch Women 20192.3
Van Weersel,A2176Keetman,M2153½–½2019C01Deloitte NED-ch Women 20192.5
Lanchava,T2315Kazarian,A21420–12019A06Deloitte NED-ch Women 20192.6
Ratsma,R2282Roebers,E20691–02019B84Deloitte NED-ch Women 20192.8
Paulet,I2262Lanchava,T23151–02019B06Deloitte NED-ch Women 20193.3
Keetman,M2153Ratsma,R22820–12019B90Deloitte NED-ch Women 20193.5
Roebers,E2069Van Foreest,M20580–12019C45Deloitte NED-ch Women 20193.6
Kazarian,A2142Van Weersel,A2176½–½2019B01Deloitte NED-ch Women 20193.8
Paulet,I2262Roebers,E20691–02019D02Deloitte NED-ch Women 20194.3
Ratsma,R2282Kazarian,A21421–02019B13Deloitte NED-ch Women 20194.5
Lanchava,T2315Van Weersel,A21760–12019A47Deloitte NED-ch Women 20194.6
Van Foreest,M2058Keetman,M2153½–½2019B85Deloitte NED-ch Women 20194.8
Van Weersel,A2176Ratsma,R22820–12019B40Deloitte NED-ch Women 20195.3
Keetman,M2153Paulet,I2262½–½2019B23Deloitte NED-ch Women 20195.5
Roebers,E2069Lanchava,T23151–02019B15Deloitte NED-ch Women 20195.6
Kazarian,A2142Van Foreest,M20581–02019E17Deloitte NED-ch Women 20195.8
Paulet,I2262Kazarian,A21421–02019B13Deloitte NED-ch Women 20196.3
Lanchava,T2315Ratsma,R22820–12019E14Deloitte NED-ch Women 20196.5
Van Foreest,M2058Van Weersel,A21760–12019B01Deloitte NED-ch Women 20196.6
Roebers,E2069Keetman,M21530–12019C16Deloitte NED-ch Women 20196.8
Ratsma,R2282Van Foreest,M20580–12019C63Deloitte NED-ch Women 20197.3
Van Weersel,A2176Paulet,I22620–12019C01Deloitte NED-ch Women 20197.5
Keetman,M2153Lanchava,T23150–12019B07Deloitte NED-ch Women 20197.6
Kazarian,A2142Roebers,E2069½–½2019B48Deloitte NED-ch Women 20197.8

Translation from German and additional reporting: Macauley Peterson

Klaus Besenthal contributed reporting

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