The Dutch Chess Championships were held on 5-11th July, 2013, at the Science Park Amsterdam. Both men and women tournaments were eight-player round-robins.

Grandmasters Wouter Spoelman and Dimitri Reinderman shared the first place with 5,5/7 points each. Spoelman won the direct encounter but the rules called for a tie-break mini match of two games.

In the women event Lisa Schut won rather convincingly with 6,0/7 points, leaving the nearest followers full two points behind.

Final standings (men):

1-2. GM Spoelman Wouter 2557 and GM Reinderman Dimitri 2575 – 5.5
3. GM Van Kampen Robin 2595 – 4.5
4. GM Sokolov Ivan 2650 – 4.0
5. GM Pruijssers Roeland 2549 – 3.5
6. GM L’Ami Erwin 2640 – 2.5
7. GM Smeets Jan 2643 – 2.0
8. GM Ernst Sipke 2589 – 0.5

Final standings (women):

1. WIM Schut Lisa 2277 – 6.0
2-3. WIM Haast Anne 2277 and IM Lanchava Tea 2287 – 4.0
4. GM Peng Zhaoqin 2389 – 3.5
5-6. WIM Bensdorp Marlies 2263 and WIM Van Weersel Arlette 2176 – 3.0
7. WGM Paulet Iozefina 2228 – 2.5
8. Middelveld Martine 2130 – 2.0

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