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Lennart Ootes

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3 years

Dear chess community, please stop using your phones in the playing hall. I don't care what is written on your damn badge.. checking the games with an engine while standing 2 meters away from the players is not cool.

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2 years

Triple Crown 👑

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11 months

The FIDE Grand Swiss in Isle of Man has been my personal favorite so far. I was involved with the video broadcast and the produced video content for the tournament and we've made some great material and innovations, which I will highlight below 👇🧵

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3 years

It's funny to work on a chess broadcast with people who are new to chess. In yesterday's game Nepo played Queen d1 takes the Queen on d8. My colleague is glued to the screen for 15 seconds, stands up and announces to everybody: "the game is over. He took the king!" #CarlsenNepo

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4 years

Chess elitists be like:

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2 years

India-Uzbekistan, a team match for the ages.

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3 years

Huge shoutout to all players, sponsors and organizers at Gameplan who made this @tschessindia event possible. This group photo is for (and with!) all the amazing fans in Kolkata ♥️ All my photos of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz:

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Lennart Ootes

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4 years

Congrats @agadmator on this impressive milestone! #1millionsubscribers Hope to meet you again in Croatia this year!

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3 years

One last family photo from Bucharest. Next stop: Paris Rapid & Blitz (June 18-22).

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2 years

And a special credit to the team captains: Ramachandran Ramesh and Ivan Sokolov.

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2 years

👈 #SinquefieldCup

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3 years

After an amazing performance in the Lindores Abbey Blitz last week, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (2627) wins the @tschessindia Rapid tournament with 6.5/9. All my photos from Kolkata 🇮🇳:

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3 years

The @tatasteelchess tournament has a special place in my heart. My parents brought me to Wijk aan Zee as a baby, I've observed Kasparov as a 10-year-old kid, played as an amateur and now I'm happy to serve as the Jack of all trades 😅 All photos:

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4 years

Caption this. #chess #photograghy

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4 years

Champ @anishgiri wins the Magnus Carlsen Invitational #chess

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3 years

Here is a list of the opponents of @lachesisq and @ChessMishra for their respective GM norms. Nepomniachtchi made his norms in Wijk aan Zee C (2006), European Championships (2006) and World Youth Stars (2007). Mishra made his norms in GM-norm tournaments in Budapest.

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4 years

Happy birthday Vasyl Ivanchuk! #legend #chess

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6 years

With a 42 megapixel sensor, you can find a lot of data in a photo. #USChessChamps #Sonya7riii #55mm f/4, 1/100s, ISO 800, @SonyAlpha

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3 years

The only novelty of this game: the fist bump-handshake.

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3 years

Caption this photo from today #FIDECandidates

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11 months

We introduced a completely new camera angle: through the pieces, right into the face of the players. It feels magical so see the player's eyes, emotions and thought process in such an intimate way. I wish I could take photos from that angle :)

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4 years

The FIDE Candidates Tournament will resume in exactly one month in Ekaterinburg. Who will win the Candidates and why? #chess

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2 years

Back in Kolkata 🇮🇳 for @tschessindia Rapid and Blitz. The first chess tournament of its kind with an equal prize fund for the men's and women's tournament. Follow the action live at the @ChessbaseIndia Youtube channel: My photos:

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6 years

Congrats to @MagnusCarlsen for yet another title! #wrbc2018

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11 months

@anishgiri We saw your tweet! You can come in.

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3 years

Congrats to @lachesisq for winning the FIDE Candidates 2020-21 in a very convincing way. Can't wait for the match in Dubai!

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3 years

Man of the tournament 😈 @rajachess All photos:

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6 years

Garry delivered today #ChampionsShowdown

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4 years

Shoutout to all the beautiful pained nails at chess tournaments 💅 You make my photos more interesting :) #chess #chessphotography #sonyalpha

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3 years

@MagnusCarlsen Only a matter of time I guess 👴

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6 years

Watch @GMHikaru 's facial expressions while watching Topalov's blunder against @chessleinier #ChampionsShowdown

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4 years

The #tatasteelchess tournament is one of the few events where I am involved with with the production of different type of content: livestream with @chesscom , video portraits with @freshmenmedia and I also took some photos in my spare time. A thread full of chess content 👇

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Lennart Ootes

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6 years

The legend is back at the board! @Kasparov63 will play a Chess960 match against the person who beat him in his last professional chess game: Veselin Topalov (Linares 2005). Follow all 5 #ChampionsShowdown matches from 1pm live at

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6 years

Honored to win the award for best photographer in the photo contest of the Russian Chess Federation! My thanks goes to anyone who supported me in crucial parts of my chess career, including Kees Schrijvers/schaaksite.nl, @STLChessClub and Kathy Martinez.

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3 years

Caption this conversation between Radjabov and Giri before Anish's quick draw with Mamedyarov. #GrandChessTour

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6 years

One of the true legends of the game and one of the most friendly players on the tour. Enjoy your retirement, Big Vlad!

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4 years

Shoutout to the most interesting player of the 2020ies: Daniil Dubov. I can't wait to see him playing over the board again.

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7 years

Oh my. Poor @Kasparov63 . #STLRapidBlitz LIVE:

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2 years

Chess.com

@chesscom

2 years

We believe that all members of the chess community should have a voice in how we handle cheating in the game we all love. Take our fair play survey and share your thoughts with us! ⬇️

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3 years

Help @anishgiri to make this photo look like a selfie #photoshop

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3 years

$10 if you post a selfie with Sindarov today @anishgiri

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5 years

Such a privilege to work as the #GrandChessTour photographer & DGT operator again this year. The first leg in Abidjan 🇨🇮 starts on Wednesday. And today we visited a local chess school. All pics 📸:

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5 years

Celebrating #InternationalChessDay with the launch of my new photo website. Find my entire collection of over 28.000 photos at A majority of the images can be bought in high res. and will add print service soon. Personal website:

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7 years

Congrats @MagnusCarlsen for winning the unofficial World #frchess Championships! Beating @GMHikaru 14-10!

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@LennartOotes

11 months

It was a pleasure to work with the fantastic @thelittlehat and @DavidHowellGM , who give each other so much space and confidence to excel at the commentary booth. One of my favorite bits of the show was the moment leading to Bxh6 by Hikaru.

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Lennart Ootes

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6 years

. @MagnusCarlsen 's first round opponent Adam Tukhaev told the World Champion before the game that he has mixed feelings about this pairing as he has picked Magnus for his @Chessdraft team.

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2 years

@chess24com @FIDE_chess Meanwhile the FIDE photography guidelines uses a photo without crediting the photographer 😅

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7 years

We visited the Joubert Park in Johannesburg. @GMHikaru was the first GM in 8 years to challenge the South African park players. All photos:

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4 years

I would also drop pieces when I play a 🐐 From the Ultimate Moves 2014 in Saint Louis. #chess #photography

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Lennart Ootes

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5 years

Croatian chess fans are amazing! They stay in the playing hall for hours: observing the players, staring at the position on the screens and quietly discussing the game with their neighbors. Awarding the players with a big applause after the end of the last game. #GrandChessTour

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Lennart Ootes

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3 years

Who remembers this from merely 5 years ago: Who are you? Where do you come from? Are you a chess groupie? #chess

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@LennartOotes

5 years

The Superbet Grand Chess Tour has been opened in Bucharest, Romania. @TheBorisBecker played the inaugural game against @FabianoCaruana . How did the tennis legend do against the world's number 2 in chess? Replay the game at #grandchesstour

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Lennart Ootes

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3 years

The four semi finalist of the Grand Prix in Belgrade. Who do you expect to win? I visited Belgrade for round 5 and 6 because of the colorful playing hall 🌈 Check out the rest of my photos at

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@LennartOotes

6 years

Chess is emotion #GrandChessTour Live:

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6 years

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships 💥 starts tomorrow in Saint Petersburg. And I will be one of the official #wrbc2018 photographers 📸

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@LennartOotes

2 years

Nehru Indoor Stadium in #Chennai : 2013 vs 2022 You can find all photos of the #ChessOlympiad2022 by my colleagues and myself at

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5 years

Career highlight: pronouncing Scheveningen in front of Garry Kasparov and Peter Svidler. And let them repeat it. 🇳🇱

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3 years

What is your favorite chess photo? 📸 I need some inspiration for the Candidates Tournament, which will resume in a week from now. #chessphotography

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

5 years

I personally love to see how nervous the players become during the game. Something that's so hard to see online is that Magnus' hands were shaking at the end of the game vs Mamedyarov. Chess is a game with a scientific approach, but in the end it's a human battle over the board.

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

4 years

Happy birthday to the multitalented @JenShahade ! There are hardly any people in the #chess world with such a dedication and drive as her. #40

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6 years

Congrats Valentina Gunina on a very impressive #CairnsCup win!

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3 years

Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. Find all my photos 📸 of the event at

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Lennart Ootes

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7 years

Congrats to @LevAronian for winning the 5th #norwaychess with 6/9. Back on the 4th place of the world ranking.

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

4 years

Felt creative might delete later. All photos of today's round: 📸 All photos of the tournament: ♟️ #sunwaysitges @SunwayChessOpen

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@LennartOotes

6 years

Congrats to Daniil Dubov and Ju Wenjun for winning the World Championships Rapid in Saint Petersburg! Class act from both players! #wrbc2018

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

11 months

We streamed the top-11 games as individual streams on Youtube. The streams showed three camera angles, live board and audio from the playing hall. The videos are listed private on FIDE's channel, but you can find all links at

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Lennart Ootes

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11 months

I've been producing broadcasts since 2014, but for the first time I feel we're doing something special. Together with my colleague Menno Pals we are developing tools to make chess broadcast easier to produce and more fun to watch. Thanks to @FIDE_chess for trusting us.

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Lennart Ootes

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3 years

The four faces of @HansMokeNiemann #USJuniorsChess

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

3 years

Ever wanted a chess photo on your wall? You can buy my photos as download or print at #WorldPhotographyDay #chess

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

4 years

I have finally seen my girlfriend for the first time in 5 months and became 3rd in the Lichess Yearly Three-check Arena (). Life is good again!

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

2 years

It was fun to catch up with Sagar @ChessbaseIndia and to show him some of my favorite photos from @tschessindia 🇮🇳. Watch the video at See you next time Kolkata 🙏 All photos from last week:

10 best pictures of Tata Steel Chess India ft. Lennart Ootes

Lennart Ootes is one of the best photographers in the world of chess. He has been present at all the editions of the Tata Steel Chess India - 2018, 2019, 202...

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4 years

Throwback to the 2013 Tal Memorial. I traveled by myself, on my own expenses and stayed in a hostel near the playing hall in the center of Moscow. It's one of the first #chess events where I played around with a camera. Gelfand won the tournament. #tbt

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6 years

To celebrate yesterday's #PhotographyDay , here is my photo series of @MagnusCarlsen 's great win over @SergeyKaryakin :

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@LennartOotes

2 years

Tomorrow is the opening of the exhibition "Chess art and the art of chess" in @033Fotostad in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Happy to show my photos along the works of other chess artists. The exhibition runs till March 5 in the city where I grew up.

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@LennartOotes

3 years

@agadmator The wifi in the #grandchesstour venue in Zagreb:

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

4 years

I've built a website about chess streams. Wanna help me out with content (selection of best online games, funny Twitch clips, articles)... please let me know :)

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4 years

A lot of chess is happening on @Twitch these days, but the streaming site is not very accessible to new viewers. There is nothing like a TV guide that tells you where and when chess is going on. That gave @LennartOotes the idea to create @pogchess .

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6 years

The "Chess after Dark" party was a blast for the photographer 🌈⚡️ Tomorrow a well deserved rest day at the #uscoffeechamps

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

5 years

Happy to be the official photographer at the #Londonchessclassic again! Find all my photos at: LCC: GCT:

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7 years

Congratulations @MagnusCarlsen for winning the Leuven #GrandChessTour !

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@LennartOotes

3 years

The job title: "Local Technical Arbiter at the European Hybrid Qualification for the FIDE World Cup". The actual job: walking chess players to the bathroom.

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@LennartOotes

3 years

The @GrandChessTour Superbet Chess Classic Romania starts Saturday 3pm local time in Bucharest. Follow the action live at

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@LennartOotes

5 years

#NorwayChess started today with the blitz - @Vachier_Lagrave won with 7.5/9! Very excited to see the new tournament format in action tomorrow. More photos:

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

3 years

I'm so happy that the #grandchesstour created a playing hall that got the lighting right! The hotel ball room is very bright and has interesting colors. Somehow that is very rare for chess tournaments 😅 All photos:

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@LennartOotes

7 years

That moment when chess prodigy Rachel Li ( #teamRandy ) beats former NFL player John Urschel ( #teamRex ) in the #UltimateMoves

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@LennartOotes

6 years

It's great to feel the tension live in London: it's a nerve-wracking match. The 11th game starts in an hour. #CarlsenCaruana

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Lennart Ootes

@LennartOotes

1 year

I am happy to have a front row seat in Astana for the #NepoDing match, which became a tense rollercoaster. And a lot of work. I am the director of FIDE's live show and operate the DGT board. And in the evenings I work on the daily highlights videos:

Ding vs Nepomniachtchi - Game 12 HIGHLIGHTS

#NepoDing

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@LennartOotes

6 years

It's amazing to see so many friends and new faces at @BatumiChess2018 . Find all my Round 3 photos at my Facebook page: #olympiad

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@LennartOotes

7 years

It's not an easy task to take 📸 at the #FIDEWorldCup . With a speed of 2.75 (worthy) photos per minutes I feel like a photographer machine.

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11 months

We've generated head-to-head stats of all pairings in the tournament, which supports the narrative for the commentators, but could also be used for social media and the broadcast.

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@LennartOotes

5 years

📸 #GrandChessTour

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@LennartOotes

6 years

2 hours for the entire game: no increment, delay or extra time. In case of a draw: Armageddon. I love how #NorwayChess tries to make round robin events more exciting!!

Norway Chess

@NorwayChess

6 years

We have news for you! The Altibox Norway Chess 2019 tournament will be a thrilling one, with a new time control format and Armageddon! Read about it here and let us know what you think: #chess #altibox #norwaychess #sjakk

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Lennart Ootes

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6 years

Same old story with the @theworldchess website: it's simply not updated after the opening ceremony. No news report, no photos, no video archive, still a discount offer for first 5000 subs, still an announcement that the match will start on Nov 9. No obvious link to the game.

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Lennart Ootes

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5 years

Meanwhile in the Netherlands: Jorden and Lucas van Foreest shared first place of the 🇳🇱 Championships with 5/7. Playoff will decide who is the Dutch Champion and who is not even the strongest in the family. Games: Twitch: