Robin Swinkels
Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1989)
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Country | Netherlands |
Born | (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989 (age 35) Asten, Netherlands |
Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2512 (August 2024) |
Peak rating | 2536 (October 2013) |
Robin Swinkels (born April 6, 1989) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In July 2008, he played an underwater chess match against Hans Böhm as part of the Curaçao Chess Festival.[2]
In January 2010, he participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, where he defeated Benjamin Bok, Nils Grandelius, Mariya Muzychuk, Sjoerd Plukkel, and Soumya Swaminathan.[3]
In 2017, he played for DJK Aachen in the Chess Bundesliga, where he defeated Alexander Belezky in the first round.[4]
He was one of the four players who qualified for the finals in the 2021 Dutch Chess Championship, though was defeated by eventual winner Max Warmerdam.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ "Curacao 2008 – above and below the water". August 7, 2008.
- ^ "Wijk 11: Carlsen wins again, catches Kramnik". January 29, 2010.
- ^ Fischer, Johannes (October 23, 2017). "German League kicks off new 2017-2018 season".
- ^ Schulz, Andre (December 7, 2021). "Max Warmerdam wins Dutch Championship".
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Dutch Grandmasters
Chess players for the Netherlands with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Thomas Beerdsen
- Benjamin Bok
- Daan Brandenburg
- Twan Burg
- Martijn Dambacher
- Erik van den Doel
- Jan Hein Donner
- Sipke Ernst
- Max Euwe
- Jorden van Foreest
- Lucas van Foreest
- Anish Giri
- Hugo ten Hertog
- Ruud Janssen
- Harmen Jonkman
- Robin van Kampen
- Robby Kevlishvili
- David Klein
- Erwin l'Ami
- Koen Leenhouts
- Friso Nijboer
- Peng Zhaoqin
- Jeroen Piket
- Lodewijk Prins
- Roeland Pruijssers
- Hans Ree
- Dimitri Reinderman
- Casper Schoppen
- Jan Smeets
- Ivan Sokolov
- Maarten Solleveld
- Gennadi Sosonko
- Wouter Spoelman
- Daniël Stellwagen
- Paul van der Sterren
- Robin Swinkels
- Jan Timman
- Sergei Tiviakov
- Yge Visser
- Dennis de Vreugt
- Liam Vrolijk
- Max Warmerdam
- Karel van der Weide
- Loek van Wely
- Jan Werle
- John van der Wiel
- See also: List of chess grandmasters
- Category:Dutch chess players