Lex Karstens

Best finish: 7th in Group 2, 2023–2024 · 4.5 / 12

De Stukkenjagers · now in Group 3

Tilburg Chess Notes

Updated 2026-09-23

1st

of 10 in Group 3 · classical

2 / 3 · 67%

SJ 1900 KNSB 1910 FIDE 1885 Form D D W L
Win % 36%
Best finish 7th Group 2
Best score 94% Group 4 · 2022–2023
Cycles won 3 Group 3 ×2 · Group 4
Decisive % 66%

In our records · 13 cycles since 2022 · 103 games (37–35–31)

Recent performance

Performance rating 1911 over last 9 games · +11 above SJ

Season projection

10,000 simulations · 30 games remaining

Promotion 50.0% Stay in group 43.1% Relegation 6.9%

Still to play

Best win

Defeated Simon de Graauw (SJ 2042) in Group 3 · 2024–2025 Cycle 1

All games · this cycle

0.5 1 0.5
D Bastiaan van de Rijt 0.5–0.5
W Maarten Werkhoven 1–0
D Ron de Veen 0.5–0.5

2025–2026 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 4.5/8 1W 3D 0L
D Bas Rosheuvel 1–1
D Paul Castermans 1–1
W Paul Kramer 1.5–0.5
D Tijn Verhoeven 1–1
2025–2026 · Cycle 2 · Group 2 2/7 1W 2D 4L
W Alek Dabrowski 1–0
L Peggy van Amerongen 0–1
L Robin Verhoeven 0–1
D Ron de Veen 0.5–0.5
D Ruud Feelders 0.5–0.5
L Thomas Kaufmann 0–1
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2025–2026 · Cycle 1 · Group 3 5/7 3W 4D 0L
D Bas Rosheuvel 0.5–0.5
W Guus Vermeulen 1–0
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
D Paul Castermans 0.5–0.5
W Paul Kramer 1–0
D Pieter Priems 0.5–0.5
D Ron de Veen 0.5–0.5
2024–2025 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 11.5/20 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 1.5–0.5
D Maarten Werkhoven 1–1
D Pieter Priems 1–1
L Rens Zuiderwijk 0.5–1.5
W Sjef van Gestel 1.5–0.5
W Thomas Kaufmann 1.5–0.5
D Toon Stuart 1–1
2024–2025 · Cycle 2 · Group 3 4.5/9 4W 1D 4L
W Arend-Jan Meerwijk 1–0
L Bart Plasmans 0–1
L Guus Vermeulen 0–1
W Jasper Kools 1–0
L Jur Gaj 0–1
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
W Michel Timmermans 1–0
D Paul Castermans 0.5–0.5
L Pieter Priems 0–1
2024–2025 · Cycle 1 · Group 3 4.5/11 2W 5D 4L
L Arend-Jan Meerwijk 0–1
L Bart Plasmans 0–1
W Bas Rosheuvel 1–0
L Hans van Iersel 0–1
D Jan Otten 0.5–0.5
D Joost Op 't Hoog 0.5–0.5
L Kienfong Lie Kwie 0–1
D Marieke Sarton 0.5–0.5
W Simon de Graauw 1–0
D Thomas Kaufmann 0.5–0.5
D Toon Stuart 0.5–0.5
2023–2024 · Cycle 3 · Group 2 4.5/12 0W 4D 2L
D Arjen van Amerongen 1–1
D Bart Plasmans 1–1
L César Becx 0–2
D Paul Castermans 1–1
D Reinier Jaquet 1–1
L Ruud Feelders 0.5–1.5
2023–2024 · Cycle 2 · Group 3 5.5/10 3W 5D 2L
L Bart Landolt 0–1
D Bas Rosheuvel 0.5–0.5
W Bastiaan van de Rijt 1–0
L Guus Vermeulen 0–1
D Joost Op 't Hoog 0.5–0.5
W Jop Bogaers 1–0
W Patricia de Wit 1–0
D Peter de Wit 0.5–0.5
D Ruud Feelders 0.5–0.5
D Thomas Kaufmann 0.5–0.5
2023–2024 · Cycle 1 · Group 2 1.5/10 1W 1D 8L
L Arjen van Amerongen 0–1
L Hans van Iersel 0–1
L Jasper Kools 0–1
L John Greunsven 0–1
L Nies Rijnders 0–1
L Patricia de Wit 0–1
D Paul Castermans 0.5–0.5
L Ruud Feelders 0–1
W Thomas Kaufmann 1–0
L Ties Dumont 0–1
2022–2023 · Cycle 3 · Group 3 11.5/16 5W 2D 1L
W Bart Landolt 2–0
W Emil Voorhorst 2–0
D Erwin Meeuwsen 1–1
W Hans Thönissen 2–0
W Jan Otten 1.5–0.5
D Jens Korzilius 1–1
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1.5–0.5
L Michel Timmermans 0.5–1.5
2022–2023 · Cycle 2 · Group 4 8.5/9 8W 1D 0L
W Emil Voorhorst 1–0
W Frank Adriaanse 1–0
W Hans Thönissen 1–0
W Jan Verbiest 1–0
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
W Maarten Werkhoven 1–0
D Nico van Ham 0.5–0.5
W Roger Bougie 1–0
W Tsz Keung Wong 1–0
2022–2023 · Cycle 1 · Group 3 4/9 4W 0D 5L
L Bart Plasmans 0–1
W Jens Korzilius 1–0
W Kienfong Lie Kwie 1–0
W Maarten Werkhoven 1–0
L Michel Timmermans 0–1
L Rob Milo 0–1
W Roger Bougie 1–0
L Thomas Kaufmann 0–1
L Ties Dumont 0–1