| Koen Leenhouts | |
|---|---|
 Leenhouts in 2017 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 40) Oostburg, Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
| FIDE rating | 2470 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2513 (November 2016) |
Koen Leenhouts is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In April 2012, he won the Zeeland Rapid Open tournament, finishing with a score of 3 points over second place.
In August 2017, he tied for first place with Sandipan Chanda at the Netherlands Open, but was ranked in second place due to tiebreaks. This secured him his first GM norm.
In April 2023, he achieved his final GM norm at the Belgian Interclubs; the same tournament in which he achieved his second GM norm.
References
- "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- Kuijpers, Charles (April 8, 2012). "Koen Leenhouts wint OK Snelschaak Zeeland".
- l'Ami, Alina (August 21, 2017). "Sandipan at the Netherlands Open".
- Boogert, Rudy (August 3, 2017). "Marathonman Leenhouts overtreft zichzelf".
- Vervelde, Daniel (April 16, 2023). "Het is eindelijk raak voor Koen Leenhouts: Zeeuwse schaker is grootmeester".