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Jorden van Foreest

Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster

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Born
April 30, 1999
Age in 2026
27
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1999

About Jorden van Foreest

Jhr. Jorden van Foreest is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He won the Dutch Chess Championship in 2016 and 2025, and also the Tata Steel Masters in 2021. As of July 2025, Van Foreest is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player behind Anish Giri. In 2013, Van Foreest won the European U14 Chess Championship with a score of 7.5/9 (+6–0=3). In December, Van Foreest won the Groningen Chess Festival with a score of 7.5/9 (+7–1=1). He was officially awarded his grandmaster title by FIDE in 2016.

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Jorden van Foreest timeline

  1. In 2013, Van Foreest won the European U14 Chess Championship with a score of 7.5/9 (+6–0=3).
  2. He won the Dutch Chess Championship in 2016 and 2025, and also the Tata Steel Masters in 2021.
  3. He was officially awarded his grandmaster title by FIDE in 2016.

The world when Jorden van Foreest was born

Jorden van Foreest was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

  • #1 song"Believe" – Cher
  • Top movieAmerican Beauty
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
  • Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
  • Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
  • Defining fadY2K panic
  • Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
  • World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jorden van Foreest's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19992026
Gas$1.17$3.45/gal
Average home$133,300$435,000
Average income$50,641$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.08$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population272.7M341 million

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