National Champions
Dutch Chess Champions
A list of Dutch Chess Championship winners, covering the early national tournaments and the official championship series from 1909 to the latest event.
Last reviewed: July 15, 2026.
Current Champion
Sergei Tiviakov
Current champion after defeating Liam Vrolijk in the 2026 Dutch Championship final tiebreak.
Most Listed Wins
Max Euwe, 13
First Championship
Early national tournament series from 1873; official championship founded in 1909
Listed Champions
54
120 listed title wins across 120 chronological entries.
Championship History
Dutch national tournament records begin in 1873, although the official Dutch Chess Championship was established in 1909. Those early congress winners are included here to preserve the full historical line.
World champion Max Euwe holds the record with thirteen titles. Jan Timman and Loek van Wely led later generations, followed by champions including Anish Giri and members of the van Foreest family.
The 2026 championship used a knockout format near Amsterdam. Sergei Tiviakov defeated Liam Vrolijk in a blitz tiebreak to claim his fourth Dutch title.
Netherlands Champion List
Champions are shown chronologically from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places are represented by the same year appearing for more than one player.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1873 | Henry (H.W.B.) Gifford |
| 1874 | Adrianus (A.A.G.) de Lelie |
| 1875 | Henry (H.W.B.) Gifford |
| 1876 | Julius (J.G.C.A.) de Vogel |
| 1877 | Ansel Polak Daniels |
| 1878 | Maarten van 't Kruijs |
| 1879 | Charles (C.E.A.) Dupré |
| 1880 | Henry Edward Bird |
| 1881 | Levi Benima |
| 1882 | Christiaan Messemaker |
| 1883 | Levi Benima |
| 1884 | Christiaan Messemaker |
| 1885 | Dirk van Foreest |
| 1886 | Dirk van Foreest |
| 1887 | Dirk van Foreest |
| 1888 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1889 | Arnold van Foreest |
| 1890 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1891 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1892 | Robbert van den Bergh |
| 1893 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1893 | Arnold van Foreest |
| 1894 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1895 | Adolf Georg Olland |
| 1896 | Dirk Bleijkmans |
| 1897 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1898 | Jan Diderik Tresling |
| 1899 | Henry Ernest Atkins |
| 1900 | Gerard Oskam |
| 1901 | Adolf Georg Olland |
| 1902 | Arnold van Foreest |
| 1903 | Paul Saladin Leonhardt |
| 1904 | Dirk Bleijkmans |
| 1905 | Frank James Marshall |
| 1906 | Bernard Wolff Beffie |
| 1907 | Jan Willem te Kolsté |
| 1908 | Jan F. Esser |
| 1909 | Adolf Georg Olland |
| 1912 | Rudolf Loman |
| 1913 | Johannes Esser |
| 1919 | Max Marchand |
| 1921 | Max Euwe |
| 1924 | Max Euwe |
| 1926 | Max Euwe |
| 1929 | Max Euwe |
| 1933 | Max Euwe |
| 1936 | Salo Landau |
| 1938 | Max Euwe |
| 1939 | Max Euwe |
| 1942 | Max Euwe |
| 1947 | Max Euwe |
| 1948 | Max Euwe |
| 1950 | Max Euwe |
| 1952 | Max Euwe |
| 1954 | Jan Hein Donner |
| 1955 | Max Euwe |
| 1957 | Jan Hein Donner |
| 1958 | Jan Hein Donner |
| 1961 | Hiong Liong Tan |
| 1963 | Franciscus Kuijpers |
| 1965 | Lodewijk Prins |
| 1967 | Hans Ree |
| 1969 | Hans Ree |
| 1970 | Eddie Scholl |
| 1971 | Hans Ree |
| 1972 | Coen Zuidema |
| 1973 | Genna Sosonko |
| 1974 | Jan Timman |
| 1975 | Jan Timman |
| 1976 | Jan Timman |
| 1977 | Viktor Korchnoi |
| 1978 | Genna Sosonko |
| 1978 | Jan Timman |
| 1979 | Gert Ligterink |
| 1980 | Jan Timman |
| 1981 | Jan Timman |
| 1982 | Hans Ree |
| 1983 | Jan Timman |
| 1984 | John van der Wiel |
| 1985 | Paul van der Sterren |
| 1986 | John van der Wiel |
| 1987 | Jan Timman |
| 1988 | Rudy Douven |
| 1989 | Marinus Kuijf |
| 1990 | Jeroen Piket |
| 1991 | Jeroen Piket |
| 1992 | Jeroen Piket |
| 1993 | Paul van der Sterren |
| 1994 | Jeroen Piket |
| 1995 | Ivan Sokolov |
| 1996 | Jan Timman |
| 1997 | Predrag Nikolić |
| 1998 | Ivan Sokolov |
| 1999 | Predrag Nikolić |
| 2000 | Loek van Wely |
| 2001 | Loek van Wely |
| 2002 | Loek van Wely |
| 2003 | Loek van Wely |
| 2004 | Loek van Wely |
| 2005 | Loek van Wely |
| 2006 | Sergei Tiviakov |
| 2007 | Sergei Tiviakov |
| 2008 | Jan Smeets |
| 2009 | Anish Giri |
| 2010 | Jan Smeets |
| 2011 | Anish Giri |
| 2012 | Anish Giri |
| 2013 | Dimitri Reinderman |
| 2014 | Loek van Wely |
| 2015 | Anish Giri |
| 2016 | Jorden van Foreest |
| 2017 | Loek van Wely |
| 2018 | Sergei Tiviakov |
| 2019 | Lucas van Foreest |
| 2021 | Max Warmerdam |
| 2022 | Erwin L'Ami |
| 2023 | Anish Giri |
| 2024 | Max Warmerdam |
| 2025 | Jorden van Foreest |
| 2026 | Sergei Tiviakov |
Sources
Current-champion details were checked against official federation, organizer, or FIDE reports where available. Historical winner lists were cross-checked against maintained championship tables.