Robin Swinkels

Robin Swinkels
Swinkels in 2023
CountryNetherlands
Born (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989 (age 35)
Asten, Netherlands
TitleGrandmaster (2009)[1]
FIDE rating2494 (January 2025)
Peak rating2536 (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

  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Curacao 2008 – above and below the water". August 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Wijk 11: Carlsen wins again, catches Kramnik". January 29, 2010.
  4. ^ Fischer, Johannes (October 23, 2017). "German League kicks off new 2017-2018 season".
  5. ^ Schulz, Andre (December 7, 2021). "Max Warmerdam wins Dutch Championship".