Machteld van Foreest

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Foreest, not Foreest.
Machteld van Foreest
Machteld van Foreest at the 2021 Dutch Women's National Championship
CountryNetherlands
Born (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17)
Groningen, Netherlands
TitleFIDE Master (2022)
Woman International Master (2022)
FIDE rating2321 (March 2024)
Peak rating2363 (January 2024)

Jkvr. Machteld van Foreest (born 22 August 2007) is a Dutch chess player. She has won several Dutch Youth Championships, including the open under-12 division in 2017 and 2018, the open under-14 division in 2018, and the girls' under-10 division in 2014 at age six.[1] She finished in joint third place at the 2019 Dutch Women's Chess Championship at age 12.[2] She finished in joint third place and fifth overall in the girls' under-12 division at the 2019 World Cadets Chess Championship.[3] Van Foreest has a peak FIDE rating of 2363.[4]

Van Foreest grew up in a chess family in which her father taught her and all five of her brothers to play chess. Her two oldest brothers Jorden and Lucas both hold the title of Grandmaster (GM), and her twin brother Nanne also plays competitively. Van Foreest's great-great-grandfather Arnold was a three-time Dutch chess champion, as was Arnold's brother Dirk. Van Foreest began playing chess at age four. She was the highest-rated girl age 12 or under in 2018.[5] [6] In 2022, she became the youngest ever Dutch Women's Champion after beating Anne Haast for the title.[7]

  1. ^ "Machteld van Foreest". Family Van Foreest. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ Schulz, André (7 November 2019). "Lucas van Foreest surprises as new Dutch Champ". ChessBase. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "WK-kadetten gedeelde derde plaats voor Machteld" [World Cup cadets shared third place for Machteld]. Schaakbond (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Machteld van Foreest Rating Progress Chart". FIDE. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ de Jonge, Inki (2 December 2020). "Netflix-serie The Queen's Gambit maakt schaken immens populair. Machteld van Foreest (13) uit Groningen had de hoofdpersoon kunnen zijn" [Netflix series The Queen's Gambit makes chess immensely popular. Machteld van Foreest (13) from Groningen could have been the main character]. Dvhn. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ Spaaij, Zoë (10 December 2020). "Vrouwelijke schaakspelers zien de Netflixserie 'Queen's Gambit' als een welkome zet" [Female chess players see the Netflix series 'Queen's Gambit' as a welcome move]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Results & Standings - Dutch Women's Chess Championship 2022". Chess.com. Retrieved 2023-02-16.