Shlok Chandrani winner in Amateur Morning and Runner-up in Amateur Afternoon
Shlok Chandrani scored an unbeaten 6/9 to win Amateur Morning and 7/9 to finish second in Amateur Afternoon. The total participation was 224 - 4 in Crown, 69 in Open, 55 in Amateur morning and 96 in Amateur afternoon. The top three prizes in Amateur afternoon was €750, €400 and €300, for Amateur morning they were €400, €250 and €200.
Champion - GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (UZB) 7.5/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Runner-up - GM Sandipan Chanda 7/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Second Runner-up - GM Harikrishna A Ra 6.5/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
7th IM Harshavardhan G B 4.5/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
8th IM Soumya Swaminathan 6/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
9th GM Harshit Raja 6/9 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Various prize winners | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Tournament logo | Photo: Official site
Champion in Amateur Morning and Runner-up in Amateur Afternoon - Shlok Chandrani 6/7 and 7/7 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Amateur Morning Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Jael Wierenga (NED) 5.5/7, 1st Shlok Chandrani 6/7 and 2nd Jasper Kamphuis (NED) 6/7 | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Shlok Chandrani during one of his games | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Players in action | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
Players analyzing after their games | Photo: De Pion / Hoogeveen Open
The tournament hall at Town Hall Hoogeveen in Hoogeveen, Netherlands | Photo: De Pion and Frans Peters / Hoogeveen Open
A total of 69 players including six GMs and eight IMs took part from 14 countries across the world in the Open section. The eight-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Stichting Schaaktoernooi Hoogeveen at Town Hall in Hoogeveen, Netherlands from 18th to 25th October 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | RtgI | TB1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GM | Abdimalik Abdisalimov | UZB | 2501 | 7,5 | |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Sandipan Chanda | IND | 2467 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | IM | Harikrishnan.A.Ra | IND | 2534 | 6,5 | |
| 4 | 9 | IM | Nico Zwirs | NED | 2441 | 6,5 | |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Ortik Nigmatov | UZB | 2485 | 6,5 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Thomas Beerdsen | NED | 2528 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6 | IM | G B Harshavardhan | IND | 2476 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16 | IM | Swaminathan Soumya | IND | 2238 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | GM | Harshit Raja | IND | 2476 | 6 | |
| 10 | 14 | FM | Emil Frederick Schuricht | GER | 2294 | 6 |
Final standings in Amateur morning
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgI | RtgN | TB1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | Shlok Chandrani | IND | 1765 | 1765 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jasper Kamphuis | NED | 2220 | 2104 | 2220 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Jael Wierenga | NED | 2019 | 1952 | 2019 | 5,5 | |
| 4 | 29 | David Kolijn | NED | 1805 | 1784 | 1805 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lucas Gortemaker | NED | 2042 | 2018 | 2042 | 5 | |
| 6 | 15 | Noah Sosef | NED | 1970 | 1970 | 1957 | 5 | |
| 7 | 8 | Arno Van Der Lubben | NED | 2028 | 2005 | 2028 | 5 | |
| 8 | 28 | Shirode Soham | IND | 1826 | 1826 | 0 | 4,5 | |
| 9 | 12 | Matthieu Guillaumond | NED | 2001 | 1954 | 2001 | 4,5 | |
| 10 | 7 | Xaveer Blok | NED | 2030 | 1949 | 2030 | 4,5 |
Final standings in Amateur afternoon
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgI | RtgN | TB1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | Kajetan Vaupot | SLO | 1891 | 1891 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 69 | Shlok Chandrani | IND | 1765 | 1765 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 12 | Matthieu Guillaumond | NED | 2001 | 1954 | 2001 | 7 | |
| 4 | 45 | Jay-Giani Sapulette | NED | 1844 | 1827 | 1844 | 6,5 | |
| 5 | 22 | Yannic Husers | NED | 1962 | 1923 | 1962 | 6,5 | |
| 6 | 28 | Aljaz Skarlovnik | SLO | 1935 | 1935 | 0 | 6,5 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jan Boersma | NED | 2072 | 2038 | 2072 | 6,5 | |
| 8 | 9 | Marcel Wildschut | NED | 2010 | 2010 | 1980 | 6,5 | |
| 9 | 55 | Shirode Soham | IND | 1826 | 1826 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 25 | Fred Reulink | NED | 1941 | 1921 | 1941 | 6 |
