| Robin Swinkels | |
|---|---|
 Swinkels in 2023 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | (1989-04-06) April 6, 1989 (age 35) Asten, Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2494 (January 2025) |
| 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.
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.
In 2017, he played for DJK Aachen in the Chess Bundesliga, where he defeated Alexander Belezky in the first round.
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.
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".