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← Standings 2025–2026 · Cycle 3 · Updated 2026-06-03

Internal Competition · 2025–2026 · Cycle 3 · Group 2

Sjef van Gestel

3rd

of 8 in Group 2 · rapid

5.5 / 12 · 46%

Performing 9 points above SJ rating over the last 6 games.

SJ 1912 KNSB 1914 FIDE 1858 Form D D D

Recent performance

Performance rating 1921 over last 6 games · +9 above SJ (provisional)

Season projection

10,000 simulations · 5 games remaining

Promotion 0.0% Stay in group 60.3% Relegation 39.7%

Still to play

Best win

Defeated Ties Dumont (SJ 2068) in Group 2 · 2024–2025 Cycle 1

All games · this cycle

2 1 1 0 0.5 1
W Alek Dabrowski 2–0
D Erwin Meeuwsen 1–1
D Hans van Iersel 1–1
L Rens Zuiderwijk 0–2
L Ruud Feelders 0.5–1.5
D Thomas Kaufmann 1–1

2024–2025 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 12.5/20 4W 5D 1L
W Arend-Jan Meerwijk 1.5–0.5
D Bas Rosheuvel 1–1
D Jasper Kools 1–1
W Joost Op 't Hoog 2–0
L Lex Karstens 0.5–1.5
W Maarten Werkhoven 2–0
D Pieter Priems 1–1
D Rens Zuiderwijk 1–1
W Thomas Kaufmann 1.5–0.5
D Toon Stuart 1–1
2024–2025 · Cycle 2 · Group 2 3/10 1W 4D 5L
D Bart Landolt 0.5–0.5
L César Becx 0–1
L Hans van Iersel 0–1
W John Greunsven 1–0
D Nies Rijnders 0.5–0.5
L Rens Zuiderwijk 0–1
L Ruud Feelders 0–1
D Simon de Graauw 0.5–0.5
D Thomas Kaufmann 0.5–0.5
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2024–2025 · Cycle 1 · Group 2 4.5/8 2W 5D 1L
L Arjen van Amerongen 0–1
D Bart Landolt 0.5–0.5
W Michel Timmermans 1–0
D Paul Castermans 0.5–0.5
D Peggy van Amerongen 0.5–0.5
D Ruud Feelders 0.5–0.5
W Ties Dumont 1–0
D Xiheng Zhang 0.5–0.5