IMNico Zwirs

NED Born 1994 Male
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 ratings

2442

Classical

Published FIDE

2424

Rapid

Published FIDE

2421

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1090
National rank · NED
#32

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2494 May 2024
Recorded years
2010–2026
Archived games
815

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
501 2020-01-06 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 9.11 Nico Zwirs Ena Cvitan 1-0 56 Open
502 2020-01-05 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 8.15 Simon Degenhard Nico Zwirs 0-1 46 Open
503 2020-01-05 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 7.13 Josef Jurek Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 24 Open
504 2020-01-04 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 6.2 Nico Zwirs Ioannis Papadopoulos 1-0 59 Open
505 2020-01-04 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 5.38 Nico Zwirs Florian Amtmann 1-0 45 Open
506 2020-01-02 32nd Staufer-Open 2020 Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 1.17 Nico Zwirs Sonja Maria Bluhm 1/2-1/2 47 Open
507 2019-12-30 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 9.1 Nico Zwirs Alexander Hilverda 1-0 37 Open
508 2019-12-29 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 8.6 Sipke Ernst Nico Zwirs 1-0 44 Open
509 2019-12-28 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 7.1 Nico Zwirs Milan Pacher 1-0 16 Open
510 2019-12-27 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 6.6 Liam Vrolijk Nico Zwirs 1-0 39 Open
511 2019-12-26 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 5.2 Nico Zwirs Michal Krasenkow 0-1 63 Open
512 2019-12-24 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 4.3 Shant Sargsyan Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 57 Open
513 2019-12-23 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 3.7 Nico Zwirs Evgeny Gleizerov 1-0 31 Open
514 2019-12-22 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 2.14 Sasa Albers Nico Zwirs 0-1 44 Open
515 2019-12-21 57th Groningen Open 2019 Groningen NED 1.15 Nico Zwirs Naman Kumar 1-0 41 Open
516 2019-12-15 TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL 4.5 Pieter Hopman Nico Zwirs 1-0 38 Open
517 2019-12-01 TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL 5.4 Arno Bezemer Nico Zwirs 0-1 26 Open
518 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 28.7 Nico Zwirs Hugo Ten Hertog 0-1 65 Open
519 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 27.7 Hugo Ten Hertog Nico Zwirs 1-0 36 Open
520 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 24.8 Nico Zwirs Peter Lombaers 1-0 30 Open
521 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 23.8 Peter Lombaers Nico Zwirs 1-0 65 Open
522 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 22.7 Jaap De Jager Nico Zwirs 1-0 44 Open
523 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 21.7 Nico Zwirs Jaap De Jager 1-0 55 Open
524 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 18.8 Maaike Keetman Nico Zwirs 1-0 31 Open
525 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 17.8 Nico Zwirs Maaike Keetman 1-0 26 Open
526 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 16.8 Miguoel Admiraal Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 32 Open
527 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 15.8 Nico Zwirs Miguoel Admiraal 1/2-1/2 51 Open
528 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 14.4 Nico Zwirs Jan Smeets 0-1 31 Open
529 2019-11-30 5th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019 Amstelveen NED 13.4 Jan Smeets Nico Zwirs 1-0 49 Open
530 2019-11-23 Dutch League 2019-20 Netherlands NED 3.6 Nico Zwirs Koen Leenhouts 1/2-1/2 56 Open
531 2019-11-02 Dutch League 2019-20 Netherlands NED 2.1 Nico Zwirs Wouter Spoelman 1/2-1/2 36 Open
532 2019-10-26 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 9.7 Nico Zwirs Tor Fredrik Kaasen 1-0 39 Open
533 2019-10-25 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 8.8 Menno Okkes Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 28 Open
534 2019-10-24 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 7.8 Nico Zwirs Onno Elgersma 1/2-1/2 60 Open
535 2019-10-23 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 6.6 Mary Ann Gomes Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 71 Open
536 2019-10-22 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 5.9 Nico Zwirs Siem Van Dael 1-0 23 Open
537 2019-10-21 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 4.4 Jan Werle Nico Zwirs 1-0 75 Open
538 2019-10-21 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 3.12 Nico Zwirs Jonas Hilwerda 1-0 31 Open
539 2019-10-20 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 2.12 Sebastian Mueer Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 76 Open
540 2019-10-19 23rd Hoogeveen Open 2019 Hoogeveen NED 1.12 Nico Zwirs Lisanne Taams 1-0 42 Open
541 2019-09-29 TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL 1.5 Nico Zwirs Thomas Michalczak 1/2-1/2 34 Open
542 2019-09-28 Dutch League 2019-20 Netherlands NED 1.5 Friso Nijboer Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 37 Open
543 2019-08-10 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 9.1 Nico Zwirs Gata Kamsky 1/2-1/2 7 Open
544 2019-08-09 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 8.3 Erwin L'Ami Nico Zwirs 0-1 62 Open
545 2019-08-08 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 7.8 Nico Zwirs Edwyn Mesman 1-0 38 Open
546 2019-08-07 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 6.7 Bernhard Stillger Nico Zwirs 1/2-1/2 21 Open
547 2019-08-06 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 5.2 Nico Zwirs Loek Van Wely 0-1 55 Open
548 2019-08-05 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 4.4 Nico Zwirs Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez 1-0 74 Open
549 2019-08-04 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 3.11 Niels Mijnster Nico Zwirs 0-1 34 Open
550 2019-08-04 23rd HZ Open 2019 Vlissingen NED 2.11 Nico Zwirs Pieter Jan Morssink 1-0 38 Open
  1. vs Ena CvitanWon · 1-0White · 2020-01-06 · Round 9.1132nd Staufer-Open 2020
  2. vs Simon DegenhardWon · 0-1Black · 2020-01-05 · Round 8.1532nd Staufer-Open 2020
  3. vs Josef JurekDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-05 · Round 7.1332nd Staufer-Open 2020
  4. vs Ioannis PapadopoulosWon · 1-0White · 2020-01-04 · Round 6.232nd Staufer-Open 2020
  5. vs Florian AmtmannWon · 1-0White · 2020-01-04 · Round 5.3832nd Staufer-Open 2020
  6. vs Sonja Maria BluhmDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-02 · Round 1.1732nd Staufer-Open 2020
  7. vs Alexander HilverdaWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-30 · Round 9.157th Groningen Open 2019
  8. vs Sipke ErnstLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-29 · Round 8.657th Groningen Open 2019
  9. vs Milan PacherWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-28 · Round 7.157th Groningen Open 2019
  10. vs Liam VrolijkLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-27 · Round 6.657th Groningen Open 2019
  11. vs Michal KrasenkowLost · 0-1White · 2019-12-26 · Round 5.257th Groningen Open 2019
  12. vs Shant SargsyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-12-24 · Round 4.357th Groningen Open 2019
  13. vs Evgeny GleizerovWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-23 · Round 3.757th Groningen Open 2019
  14. vs Sasa AlbersWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-22 · Round 2.1457th Groningen Open 2019
  15. vs Naman KumarWon · 1-0White · 2019-12-21 · Round 1.1557th Groningen Open 2019
  16. vs Pieter HopmanLost · 1-0Black · 2019-12-15 · Round 4.5TCh-BEL 2019-20
  17. vs Arno BezemerWon · 0-1Black · 2019-12-01 · Round 5.4TCh-BEL 2019-20
  18. vs Hugo Ten HertogLost · 0-1White · 2019-11-30 · Round 28.75th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  19. vs Hugo Ten HertogLost · 1-0Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 27.75th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  20. vs Peter LombaersWon · 1-0White · 2019-11-30 · Round 24.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  21. vs Peter LombaersLost · 1-0Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 23.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  22. vs Jaap De JagerLost · 1-0Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 22.75th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  23. vs Jaap De JagerWon · 1-0White · 2019-11-30 · Round 21.75th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  24. vs Maaike KeetmanLost · 1-0Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 18.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  25. vs Maaike KeetmanWon · 1-0White · 2019-11-30 · Round 17.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  26. vs Miguoel AdmiraalDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 16.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  27. vs Miguoel AdmiraalDraw · ½–½White · 2019-11-30 · Round 15.85th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  28. vs Jan SmeetsLost · 0-1White · 2019-11-30 · Round 14.45th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  29. vs Jan SmeetsLost · 1-0Black · 2019-11-30 · Round 13.45th CNE ch-NED Blitz 2019
  30. vs Koen LeenhoutsDraw · ½–½White · 2019-11-23 · Round 3.6Dutch League 2019-20
  31. vs Wouter SpoelmanDraw · ½–½White · 2019-11-02 · Round 2.1Dutch League 2019-20
  32. vs Tor Fredrik KaasenWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-26 · Round 9.723rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  33. vs Menno OkkesDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-25 · Round 8.823rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  34. vs Onno ElgersmaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-10-24 · Round 7.823rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  35. vs Mary Ann GomesDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-23 · Round 6.623rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  36. vs Siem Van DaelWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-22 · Round 5.923rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  37. vs Jan WerleLost · 1-0Black · 2019-10-21 · Round 4.423rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  38. vs Jonas HilwerdaWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-21 · Round 3.1223rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  39. vs Sebastian MueerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-10-20 · Round 2.1223rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  40. vs Lisanne TaamsWon · 1-0White · 2019-10-19 · Round 1.1223rd Hoogeveen Open 2019
  41. vs Thomas MichalczakDraw · ½–½White · 2019-09-29 · Round 1.5TCh-BEL 2019-20
  42. vs Friso NijboerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-09-28 · Round 1.5Dutch League 2019-20
  43. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2019-08-10 · Round 9.123rd HZ Open 2019
  44. vs Erwin L'AmiWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-09 · Round 8.323rd HZ Open 2019
  45. vs Edwyn MesmanWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-08 · Round 7.823rd HZ Open 2019
  46. vs Bernhard StillgerDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-08-07 · Round 6.723rd HZ Open 2019
  47. vs Loek Van WelyLost · 0-1White · 2019-08-06 · Round 5.223rd HZ Open 2019
  48. vs Isan Reynaldo Ortiz SuarezWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-05 · Round 4.423rd HZ Open 2019
  49. vs Niels MijnsterWon · 0-1Black · 2019-08-04 · Round 3.1123rd HZ Open 2019
  50. vs Pieter Jan MorssinkWon · 1-0White · 2019-08-04 · Round 2.1123rd HZ Open 2019

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