Thomas Beerdsen
{{Short description|Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image=DeWinterBeerdsen2023 (cropped).jpg
|caption=Beerdsen in 2023
| country = Netherlands
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|9|13}}
| birth_place = Apeldoorn, Netherlands{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main224718.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (IM)}}
| title = Grandmaster (2023){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main227915.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2538 (June 2025)
| FideID = 1030108
}}
Thomas Beerdsen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In February 2017, Beerdsen's IM title was approved during the 9th Batavia Chess Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/norms-galore-at-batavia-tournament-5835|title=Norms Galore At Batavia Tournament|first=Peter|last=Doggers|date=March 6, 2017}}
In 2020, Beerdsen won the OSBO speed chess tournament, defending his title.{{cite web|url=https://www.asv-schaken.nl/thomas-beerdsen-prolongeert-osbo-snelschaaktitel/|title=Thomas Beerdsen prolongeert OSBO-snelschaaktitel|first=Erik|last=Wille}}
In January 2023, Beerdsen obtained a GM norm at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.leidschdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20230121_75414839|title=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|date=January 21, 2023|first=Dimitri|last=Reinderman}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.haarlemsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20230127_73839593|title=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|first=Dimitri|last=Reinderman|date=January 27, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/new-cbm-extra-213|title=New: CBM Extra 213|date=May 31, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Tata-Steel-Chess-2023-Challengers-Round-5-report|title=Tata Steel Challengers 2023 R5: Vaishali splits the point with Adhiban|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=January 19, 2023}}
In May 2023, Beerdsen won the Limburg Open Chess Tournament after winning the 7-player tiebreak based on Sonneborn–Berger score.{{cite web|url=https://www.lisb.nl/nieuws/algemeen/thomas-beerdsen-winnaar-limburg-open-in-maastricht|title=Thomas Beerdsen winnaar Limburg Open in Maastricht|date=May 30, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://limburgopen.nl/thomas-beerdsen-toernooiwinnaar/|title=Thomas Beerdsen toernooiwinnaar|date=May 29, 2023|first=Frank|last=Clevers}}
In June 2023, Beerdsen officially met all of the requirements to become a Grandmaster.{{cite web|url=https://www.schaaksite.nl/2023/07/01/een-nieuw-schaakvlog-interview-met-thomas-beerdsen-deel-1/|title=Een nieuw schaakvlog: interview met Thomas Beerdsen (deel 1)|date=July 1, 2023|first=Max|last=Erwinen}} His title was confirmed and officialized at the end of August 2023.
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