Person in history
Jorden van Foreest
Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1999 · April 30
- Age this year
- 27No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 27th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
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 June 2026, Van Foreest is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player behind Anish Giri.
Why this date
Jorden van Foreest appears on our April 30 calendar for 1999 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1999.
- September 9Singapore Portrait Series currency notes
- December 3Worcester, Massachusetts
- January 17Little Saigon, Orange County
- October 22Maurice Papon
- July 91999 Iranian student protests
Born the same day
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Sources
Cite this page
“Jorden van Foreest”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jorden-van-foreest, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Jorden van Foreest
When was Jorden van Foreest born?
April 30 1999.
How old would Jorden van Foreest be today?
27 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 30?
Goodnight Chicken, Dion Dreesens, Marcel Bauer and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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