The Scheldemond Chess Tournament 2026 has officially begun in Vlissingen, Netherlands, attracting an impressive field of 214 participants for this year’s international open. Running from August 1–8, the tournament is played over nine Swiss-system rounds with the classical time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one.
A total of 214 players are competing for the prizes, with the first round now underway. Top seeded players are Raunak Sadhwani, Erwin l’Ami, Liam Vrolijk, Thomas Beerdsen, Mads Andersen, Max Warmerdam, Lucas van Foreest, Benjamin Bok, Arthur Pijpers, and Evgeny Postny. Scroll down for the full participants list. The diverse field includes representatives from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Singapore, Cyprus, England, Afghanistan, Denmark, and several other federations, promising a highly competitive week of chess.
Scheldemond Chess 2026 participants
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Sadhwani, Raunak | IND | 2640 |
| 2 | GM | L’ami, Erwin | NED | 2598 |
| 3 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | NED | 2539 |
| 4 | GM | Fernandez, Daniel Howard | ENG | 2530 |
| 5 | GM | Chanda, Sandipan | IND | 2465 |
| 6 | GM | Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav | FID | 2456 |
| 7 | GM | Hausrath, Daniel | GER | 2442 |
| 8 | IM | De Boer, Eelke | NED | 2387 |
| 9 | IM | Beukema, Stefan | BEL | 2383 |
| 10 | IM | Van Delft, Merijn | NED | 2359 |
| 11 | FM | Ronge, Tim | GER | 2331 |
| 12 | IM | Unuk, Laura | SLO | 2290 |
| 13 | FM | Grochal, Joey | NED | 2253 |
| 14 | IM | De Jong, Migchiel | NED | 2238 |
| 15 | FM | Duijker, Rick | NED | 2223 |
| 16 | FM | Stillger, Bernhard | GER | 2218 |
| 17 | FM | Beeke, Bob | NED | 2211 |
| 18 | Weller, Manuel | GER | 2201 | |
| 19 | FM | Van Hesselingen, Guido | NED | 2182 |
| 20 | Agter, Frank | NED | 2182 | |
| 21 | Snijders, Take | NED | 2182 | |
| 22 | Bleecke, Sebastian | NED | 2178 | |
| 23 | Kleibeuker, Mika | NED | 2175 | |
| 24 | Zevenhuizen, Daniel | NED | 2162 | |
| 25 | WFM | Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle | SGP | 2161 |
| 26 | Kalle, Erwin | NED | 2153 | |
| 27 | FM | Bezemer, Arno | NED | 2152 |
| 28 | Muis, Gerrit Meine | NED | 2144 | |
| 29 | Rose, Dominik | GER | 2138 | |
| 30 | Sparenberg, Erik | NED | 2120 | |
| 31 | Sievers, Andy | GER | 2119 | |
| 32 | Wahl, Felix | GER | 2117 | |
| 33 | FM | Munschi, Serge | FRA | 2116 |
| 34 | CM | Van De Lagemaat, Arend | NED | 2110 |
| 35 | Boelhouwer, Collin | NED | 2109 | |
| 36 | CM | Coenen, Eduard | NED | 2107 |
| 37 | Op Den Dries, Johan | NED | 2104 | |
| 38 | Lind, Jacco | NED | 2096 | |
| 39 | CM | Hoogland, Dirk | NED | 2095 |
| 40 | Waffenschmidt, Joachim | GER | 2093 | |
| 41 | Baarslag, Ed | NED | 2089 | |
| 42 | Le Clercq, Maxim | NED | 2083 | |
| 43 | Van Arendonk, Polle | NED | 2082 | |
| 44 | WFM | Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice | SGP | 2081 |
| 45 | Horstmann, Olaf | GER | 2080 | |
| 46 | Kamphuis, Jasper | NED | 2079 | |
| 47 | Bolleman, Erik | NED | 2076 | |
| 48 | Dhooge, Servaas | BEL | 2070 | |
| 49 | Meulmeester, Luuk | NED | 2066 | |
| 50 | Tibke, Jonas | GER | 2056 | |
| 51 | Van Der Leij, Arjan | NED | 2056 | |
| 52 | Wagenvoorde, Guido | NED | 2055 | |
| 53 | FM | Lacrosse, Marc | BEL | 2052 |
| 54 | Ercan, Selman | NED | 2044 | |
| 55 | AIM | Dutre, Wonder | BEL | 2038 |
| 56 | Beukema, Constantijn | BEL | 2036 | |
| 57 | Duchene, Rene | NED | 2030 | |
| 58 | Hoffman, Ron | NED | 2029 | |
| 59 | Heiligtag, Matthias | GER | 2027 | |
| 60 | Muller, Kenneth | NED | 2025 | |
| 61 | Willemsma, Abe | NED | 2025 | |
| 62 | AIM | Kaufmann, Thorsten | GER | 2009 |
| 63 | Ellenbroek, Ton | NED | 2005 | |
| 64 | Van Egmond, Rogier | NED | 2002 | |
| 65 | AGM | Skettos, Nicolas | CYP | 2000 |
| 66 | Kaufmann, Ben | GER | 1999 | |
| 67 | Brokaar, Joey | NED | 1989 | |
| 68 | Gosman, Theo | NED | 1988 | |
| 69 | Haak, Eelco | NED | 1982 | |
| 70 | Meertens, Martin | GER | 1976 | |
| 71 | Westerweele, Henrik | NED | 1973 | |
| 72 | Muskens, Mink | NED | 1971 | |
| 73 | Drenthen, Arjan | NED | 1970 | |
| 74 | Van Der Berg, Wessel | NED | 1968 | |
| 75 | FM | Asefi, Zaheeruddeen | AFG | 1966 |
| 76 | De Wolf, Johan | NED | 1960 | |
| 77 | Mohamedjoesoef, Rafiek | NED | 1959 | |
| 78 | Koppelaar, Victor | NED | 1958 | |
| 79 | Morrison, Joseph | ENG | 1956 | |
| 80 | Van Der Borgt, Peter | NED | 1952 | |
| 81 | Roth, Jonas | GER | 1950 | |
| 82 | Schmidt, Kai-Uwe | GER | 1949 | |
| 83 | Messaoudi, Nino | NED | 1947 | |
| 84 | Neininger, Sarah | GER | 1944 | |
| 85 | Girgis, Daniel | NED | 1943 | |
| 86 | Pralle, Finnegan | GER | 1943 | |
| 87 | Van Den Broek, Rene | NED | 1943 | |
| 88 | Morssink, Pieter Jan | NED | 1942 | |
| 89 | Van De Poel, Taco | NED | 1941 | |
| 90 | Oostvogels, Niek | NED | 1937 | |
| 91 | Kelder, Sjoerd | NED | 1934 | |
| 92 | Engel, Jan | GER | 1927 | |
| 93 | Manenschijn, Wouter | NED | 1926 | |
| 94 | Reulink, Fred | NED | 1926 | |
| 95 | Van Gemert, Rogier | NED | 1911 | |
| 96 | Galle, Andre | BEL | 1908 | |
| 97 | Schomberg, Niels | GER | 1908 | |
| 98 | Leentjens, Gilbert | NED | 1907 | |
| 99 | De Boer, Sanne | ENG | 1898 | |
| 100 | Karssenberg, Arnout | NED | 1891 | |
| 101 | Huebel, Ludwig | GER | 1886 | |
| 102 | Melaerts, Vincent | BEL | 1886 | |
| 103 | WCM | Werner, Rosalie | GER | 1885 |
| 104 | Van De Braak, Joey | NED | 1885 | |
| 105 | Van Den Hoogen, Arie | NED | 1883 | |
| 106 | Saeid, Kiarasch | NED | 1881 | |
| 107 | Albrecht, Alex | NED | 1880 | |
| 108 | Jonkers, Bas | NED | 1879 | |
| 109 | Van Rooijen, Paul | NED | 1879 | |
| 110 | Zootjes, Aaron | NED | 1875 | |
| 111 | Frei, Philipp | GER | 1874 | |
| 112 | Regeling, Chris | NED | 1874 | |
| 113 | Kloppers, Eric | NED | 1870 | |
| 114 | Brand, Niels | NED | 1869 | |
| 115 | Hahnen, Elke | GER | 1869 | |
| 116 | Westveer, Riny | NED | 1866 | |
| 117 | Boecker, Juergen Dr. | GER | 1865 | |
| 118 | Quintus, Max | NED | 1863 | |
| 119 | Nellen, Marcel | NED | 1862 | |
| 120 | Timmermans, Adri | NED | 1861 | |
| 121 | Uittenbogaard, Hans | NED | 1861 | |
| 122 | Czappa, Fabian Alexander | GER | 1860 | |
| 123 | Van De Griend, Johan | NED | 1859 | |
| 124 | Baete, Guy | BEL | 1856 | |
| 125 | Van Happen, Niels | NED | 1851 | |
| 126 | Van Beek, Harmen | NED | 1847 | |
| 127 | Goverde, Ruud | NED | 1846 | |
| 128 | AFM | Feijen, Niels | NED | 1842 |
| 129 | Van Der Velden, Rens | NED | 1838 | |
| 130 | Mader, Lena | GER | 1836 | |
| 131 | Frederiksen Kristian, Pade | DEN | 1829 | |
| 132 | Tuijp, Paul | NED | 1829 | |
| 133 | Van Der Scheer, Valentijn | NED | 1822 | |
| 134 | Weller, Werner | GER | 1822 | |
| 135 | Verhoef, Harry | NED | 1816 | |
| 136 | Welten, Hans | NED | 1816 | |
| 137 | Hausrath, Michaela | GER | 1815 | |
| 138 | De Lange, Rik | NED | 1813 | |
| 139 | De Feijter, Niels | NED | 1808 | |
| 140 | Van Est, Krijn | NED | 1808 | |
| 141 | Hafner, Nico | GER | 1802 | |
| 142 | De Feijter, David | NED | 1801 | |
| 143 | Van Driel, Eric | NED | 1801 | |
| 144 | Van Zanden, Jordi | NED | 1797 | |
| 145 | Aarav, Thodge | IND | 1793 | |
| 146 | Alowayyid, Faisal Abdulaziz H | KSA | 1792 | |
| 147 | Faverey, Eddy | NED | 1789 | |
| 148 | Franx, Jan Paul | NED | 1788 | |
| 149 | Huijzer, Jacques | NED | 1787 | |
| 150 | Beverdam, Frank | NED | 1786 | |
| 151 | Kuiper, Willem | NED | 1783 | |
| 152 | Kempfer, Justus | GER | 1781 | |
| 153 | Haasbroek, Brandon | NED | 1775 | |
| 154 | Colsen, Manuel | NED | 1766 | |
| 155 | De Boer, Willem | ENG | 1765 | |
| 156 | Van Alphen, Marius | NED | 1763 | |
| 157 | De Meester, Johan | NED | 1758 | |
| 158 | Hausrath, Frederick Noah | GER | 1755 | |
| 159 | Zhang, Jinchen | NED | 1755 | |
| 160 | Kogeler, Aart | NED | 1754 | |
| 161 | Jansen, Kay | NED | 1753 | |
| 162 | Snijders, Kees | RSA | 1750 | |
| 163 | Ter Braake, Krijn | NED | 1748 | |
| 164 | Takkebos, Michiel | NED | 1746 | |
| 165 | Schoor, Carl | NED | 1741 | |
| 166 | Pelt, Hans | NED | 1740 | |
| 167 | Huijbregtse, Wim | NED | 1737 | |
| 168 | Van Der Pol, Theo | NED | 1737 | |
| 169 | Van Rossem, Jules | NED | 1737 | |
| 170 | De Leeuw, Kees | NED | 1735 | |
| 171 | Breider, Jayden | NED | 1734 | |
| 172 | Markus, Gijs | NED | 1730 | |
| 173 | Wagenvoorde, Frits | NED | 1725 | |
| 174 | Vermeulen, Jacco | NED | 1722 | |
| 175 | Lannert, Len Andre | GER | 1720 | |
| 176 | Plomp, Damian | NED | 1720 | |
| 177 | Hofstee, Piet | NED | 1719 | |
| 178 | Rotermund, Verena | GER | 1718 | |
| 179 | Drenthen, Abel | NED | 1717 | |
| 180 | Smits, Jeroen | NED | 1703 | |
| 181 | Overmeer, Henk | NED | 1702 | |
| 182 | Jacobs, Paul | BEL | 1698 | |
| 183 | De Boer, Sake Jan | NED | 1696 | |
| 184 | Simon, Elena | GER | 1690 | |
| 185 | Dhooge, Achiel | BEL | 1687 | |
| 186 | Radder, Niels | NED | 1685 | |
| 187 | Kooman, Ko | NED | 1668 | |
| 188 | Low, Ee Kai | SGP | 1644 | |
| 189 | Zhang, Zixuan | SGP | 1642 | |
| 190 | Agastya, Singh Beniwal | IND | 1637 | |
| 191 | Bolleman, Danilo | NED | 1636 | |
| 192 | Sommer, Hugo | NED | 1622 | |
| 193 | Diesel, Carlo | LUX | 1616 | |
| 194 | Verdult, Ed | NED | 1608 | |
| 195 | Muzyka, Irina | GER | 1600 | |
| 196 | Bergshoeff, Bert | NED | 1588 | |
| 197 | Orij, Jitze | NED | 1571 | |
| 198 | Dechamps, Jip | NED | 1565 | |
| 199 | Op Den Dries-Heuten, Rachel | NED | 1559 | |
| 200 | Snijders, Gerard | RSA | 1556 | |
| 201 | Rahn, Jakob | GER | 1543 | |
| 202 | Van Hattum, Karel | NED | 1537 | |
| 203 | Glastra, Nickjan | NED | 1535 | |
| 204 | Roth, Fabian | GER | 1533 | |
| 205 | De Boer, Lara | ENG | 1520 | |
| 206 | Valembois, Pierre | BEL | 1447 | |
| 207 | Kaster, Marvin | GER | 1198 | |
| 208 | Abdou Bedir Eladib, Mohamed | EGY | 0 | |
| 209 | Hasan, Mohammed | 0 | ||
| 210 | Rose, Kilian | GER | 0 | |
| 211 | Van Agtmaal, Ivo | NED | 0 | |
| 212 | Van Eenennaam, Andre | NED | 0 | |
| 213 | Wagenvoorde, Sam | NED | 0 | |
| 214 | Yassine, Amine Hemim | MAR | 0 |
