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

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

Thomas Kaufmann

2nd

of 8 in Group 2 · rapid

7 / 10 · 70%

Performing 25 points above SJ rating over the last 12 games.

SJ 2001 KNSB 1993 FIDE 1970 Form D W

Recent performance

Performance rating 2026 over last 12 games · +25 above SJ

Season projection

10,000 simulations · 5 games remaining

Promotion 98.5% Stay in group 1.5% Relegation 0.0%

Still to play

Best win

Defeated Arjen van Amerongen (SJ 2034) in Group 2 · 2023–2024 Cycle 1

All games · this cycle

2 1.5 1 1.5 1
W César Becx 2–0
W Hans van Iersel 1.5–0.5
D Rens Zuiderwijk 1–1
W Ruud Feelders 1.5–0.5
D Sjef van Gestel 1–1

2025–2026 · Cycle 2 · Group 2 3.5/7 3W 1D 3L
W Alek Dabrowski 1–0
W Lex Karstens 1–0
L Peggy van Amerongen 0–1
L Robin Verhoeven 0–1
W Ron de Veen 1–0
D Ruud Feelders 0.5–0.5
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2025–2026 · Cycle 1 · Group 2 4/8 2W 4D 2L
W Bart Plasmans 1–0
D César Becx 0.5–0.5
L Hans van Iersel 0–1
W Jasper Kools 1–0
D John Greunsven 0.5–0.5
L Rens Zuiderwijk 0–1
D Ruud Feelders 0.5–0.5
D Xiheng Zhang 0.5–0.5
2024–2025 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 12.5/20 6W 1D 3L
W Arend-Jan Meerwijk 2–0
W Bas Rosheuvel 2–0
W Jasper Kools 1.5–0.5
W Joost Op 't Hoog 1.5–0.5
L Lex Karstens 0.5–1.5
D Maarten Werkhoven 1–1
W Pieter Priems 1.5–0.5
L Rens Zuiderwijk 0–2
L Sjef van Gestel 0.5–1.5
W Toon Stuart 2–0
2024–2025 · Cycle 2 · Group 2 2.5/9 1W 3D 5L
L Bart Landolt 0–1
L César Becx 0–1
L Hans van Iersel 0–1
D John Greunsven 0.5–0.5
W Rens Zuiderwijk 1–0
L Ruud Feelders 0–1
D Simon de Graauw 0.5–0.5
D Sjef van Gestel 0.5–0.5
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2024–2025 · Cycle 1 · Group 3 8/11 7W 2D 2L
W Arend-Jan Meerwijk 1–0
W Bart Plasmans 1–0
W Bas Rosheuvel 1–0
W Hans van Iersel 1–0
W Jan Otten 1–0
D Joost Op 't Hoog 0.5–0.5
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
D Lex Karstens 0.5–0.5
L Marieke Sarton 0–1
L Simon de Graauw 0–1
W Toon Stuart 1–0
2023–2024 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 6.5/12 2W 3D 1L
W Guus Vermeulen 1.5–0.5
D Hans van Iersel 1–1
D Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–1
W Michel Timmermans 1.5–0.5
L Pieter Priems 0.5–1.5
D Xiheng Zhang 1–1
2023–2024 · Cycle 2 · Group 3 5.5/10 5W 1D 4L
L Bart Landolt 0–1
W Bas Rosheuvel 1–0
W Bastiaan van de Rijt 1–0
W Guus Vermeulen 1–0
L Joost Op 't Hoog 0–1
W Jop Bogaers 1–0
D Lex Karstens 0.5–0.5
L Patricia de Wit 0–1
W Peter de Wit 1–0
L Ruud Feelders 0–1
2023–2024 · Cycle 1 · Group 2 3/10 3W 0D 7L
W Arjen van Amerongen 1–0
W Hans van Iersel 1–0
L Jasper Kools 0–1
W John Greunsven 1–0
L Lex Karstens 0–1
L Nies Rijnders 0–1
L Patricia de Wit 0–1
L Paul Castermans 0–1
L Ruud Feelders 0–1
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2022–2023 · Cycle 3 · Group 2 9/18 2W 4D 3L
D Bart Plasmans 1–1
L Bas Rosheuvel 0–2
W Guus Vermeulen 2–0
L Hans van Iersel 0.5–1.5
D Nies Rijnders 1–1
W Pascal Graafmans 2–0
L Paul Castermans 0.5–1.5
D Peggy van Amerongen 1–1
D Peter de Wit 1–1
2022–2023 · Cycle 2 · Group 3 6/9 5W 2D 2L
D Bart Plasmans 0.5–0.5
D Bas Rosheuvel 0.5–0.5
L Bastiaan van de Rijt 0–1
W Erwin Meeuwsen 1–0
L Joost Op 't Hoog 0–1
W Jop Bogaers 1–0
W Nies Rijnders 1–0
W Rob Milo 1–0
W Toon Stuart 1–0
2022–2023 · Cycle 1 · Group 3 5/9 5W 0D 4L
L Bart Plasmans 0–1
L Jens Korzilius 0–1
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
W Lex Karstens 1–0
W Maarten Werkhoven 1–0
L Michel Timmermans 0–1
W Rob Milo 1–0
W Roger Bougie 1–0
L Ties Dumont 0–1