IMNico Zwirs
- FIDE ID
- 1036432
About Nico Zwirs
Nico Zwirs was born in Apeldoorn in 1994 and became an IM in 2019. He played for the Apeldoorn Apes in the 2017 PRO Chess League, earning its award for the best player rated under 2400. In 2022 he shared victory at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. Show more
Nico Zwirs was born in Apeldoorn in 1994 and became an IM in 2019. He played for the Apeldoorn Apes in the 2017 PRO Chess League, earning its award for the best player rated under 2400. In 2022 he shared victory at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open. He won the 2024 Dortmund Open with 7½ points from nine games after defeating Christopher Yoo in the final round. Alongside playing, he works as a chess coach and produces instructional courses for ChessBase.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2026 - Group A | Classical | 5 |
| 2026-10-10 | 2. Bundesliga Nord 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 1 |
| 2026-10-03 | Dutch Team Competition 2026-2027 - Meesterklasse Round 2 | Classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-27 | Belgian Interclubs 2026-2027 Ronde 1 | Classical | ½ |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 2021-10-23 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 3.1 | Roeland Pruijssers | Nico Zwirs | 1-0 | 76 | Open |
| 452 | 2021-10-20 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.4 | Nico Zwirs | Sipke Ernst | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 453 | 2021-10-20 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.3 | Sipke Ernst | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 454 | 2021-10-20 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.2 | Nico Zwirs | Sipke Ernst | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 455 | 2021-10-18 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 2.1 | Sipke Ernst | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 456 | 2021-10-16 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 1.2 | Nico Zwirs | Joost Hoogendoorn | 1-0 | 74 | Open |
| 457 | 2021-10-15 | ch-NED KO 2021 | Hoogeveen NED | 1.1 | Joost Hoogendoorn | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 458 | 2021-10-09 | Dutch League 2021-22 | Netherlands NED | 2.3 | Ron Hoffman | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 459 | 2021-09-18 | Dutch League 2021-22 | Netherlands NED | 1.7 | Nico Zwirs | Friso Nijboer | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 460 | 2021-09-10 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 9.2 | Nico Zwirs | Mariano Mayans Calvo | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 461 | 2021-09-10 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 8.4 | Nicolo Napoli | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 462 | 2021-09-09 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 7.3 | Nico Zwirs | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder | 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Open |
| 463 | 2021-09-09 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 6.3 | Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez | Nico Zwirs | 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 464 | 2021-09-08 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 5.4 | Nico Zwirs | Marcos Camacho Collados | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 465 | 2021-09-08 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 4.2 | Claudio Javier Minzer | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 466 | 2021-09-07 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 3.5 | Nico Zwirs | Karen Movsziszian | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 467 | 2021-09-07 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 2.1 | Daniel Garcia Ramos | Nico Zwirs | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 468 | 2021-09-06 | Eivissa Masters 2021 | Ibiza ESP | 1.5 | Christian Palozza | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 469 | 2020-10-18 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 9.7 | Nikolas Lubbe | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 470 | 2020-10-17 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 8.7 | Linus Johansson | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 471 | 2020-10-16 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 7.6 | Nico Zwirs | Spartak Grigorian | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 472 | 2020-10-15 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 6.4 | Nikolas Wachinger | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 473 | 2020-10-14 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 5.6 | Nico Zwirs | Sreyas Payyappat | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 474 | 2020-10-13 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 4.7 | Nico Zwirs | David Kardoeus | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 475 | 2020-10-12 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 3.5 | Lara Schulze | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 89 | Open |
| 476 | 2020-10-11 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 2.4 | Nico Zwirs | Dmitrij Kollars | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 477 | 2020-10-10 | CD Meyer Gedenkturnier | Bremen GER | 1.7 | Melanie Lubbe | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 478 | 2020-03-08 | TCh-BEL 2019-20 | Belgium BEL | 9.6 | Nico Zwirs | Arben Dardha | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 479 | 2020-03-07 | Dutch League 2019-20 | Netherlands NED | 6.8 | Nick Maatman | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 480 | 2020-03-01 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 9.4 | Aljoscha Feuerstack | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 481 | 2020-02-29 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 8.3 | Nico Zwirs | Dimitri Reinderman | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 482 | 2020-02-28 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 7.3 | Manuel Bosboom | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | Open |
| 483 | 2020-02-27 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 6.4 | Nico Zwirs | Tomasz Warakomski | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 484 | 2020-02-25 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 5.2 | Miguoel Admiraal | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 485 | 2020-02-24 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 4.2 | Nico Zwirs | Lawrence Trent | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 486 | 2020-02-23 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 3.2 | Nico Zwirs | Irine Kharisma Sukandar | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 487 | 2020-02-22 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 2.1 | Friso Nijboer | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 488 | 2020-02-21 | 12th Batavia GM 2020 | Amsterdam NED | 1.2 | Nico Zwirs | Edwin Van Haastert | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 489 | 2020-02-16 | TCh-BEL 2019-20 | Belgium BEL | 8.5 | Eric De Haan | Nico Zwirs | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 490 | 2020-02-02 | TCh-BEL 2019-20 | Belgium BEL | 7.6 | Eduardo Semanat Planas | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 491 | 2020-02-01 | Dutch League 2019-20 | Netherlands NED | 5.4 | Nico Zwirs | Enrico Vroombout | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 492 | 2020-01-26 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 9.1 | Roven Vogel | Nico Zwirs | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 493 | 2020-01-25 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 8.1 | Nico Zwirs | Thomas Beerdsen | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 494 | 2020-01-24 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 7.2 | Nico Zwirs | Fred Slingerland | 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 495 | 2020-01-22 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 6.1 | Arthur Pijpers | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 496 | 2020-01-21 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 5.4 | Nico Zwirs | Stefan Beukema | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 497 | 2020-01-20 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 4.4 | Eelke De Boer | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 498 | 2020-01-19 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 3.1 | Nico Zwirs | Aydin Suleymanli | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 499 | 2020-01-18 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2.3 | Siem Van Dael | Nico Zwirs | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 500 | 2020-01-17 | 82nd Tata Steel Qualifier | Wijk aan Zee NED | 1.4 | Nico Zwirs | Akash G | 1/2-1/2 | 103 | Open |