Robin Swinkels | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Born | Asten, Netherlands | April 6, 1989
Title | Grandmaster (2009) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2510 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2536 (October 2013) |
Robin Swinkels (born April 6, 1989) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
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]
Robin Swinkels | |
---|---|
Country | Netherlands |
Born | Asten, Netherlands | April 6, 1989
Title | Grandmaster (2009) [1] |
FIDE rating | 2510 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2536 (October 2013) |
Robin Swinkels (born April 6, 1989) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
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]