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Robin Swinkels (born April 6, 1989) is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Robin Swinkels | |
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 Swinkels in 2023 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | April 6, 1989 Asten, Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2497 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2536 (October 2013) |
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]
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