GMMax Warmerdam

Max Warmerdam was born in 2000 and grew up in Tegelen, in the Dutch province of Limburg. He became an IM in 2018 and a GM in 2021, completing his final norm by winning the Vergani Cup. He worked as a second for Jorden van Foreest during the latter's victory at the 2021 Tata Steel Masters and for Anish Giri at the resumed Candidates tournament. Warmerdam also won tournaments in Ikaria and Guimarães that year. He became Dutch champion in December 2021, scoring five points from six games in the final group. Alongside chess, he studied economics at Tilburg University from 2020 to 2025. At the 2025 Tata Steel Masters he defeated Arjun Erigaisi.