Robin Swinkels


Robin Swinkels 2011 at the Rhein-Neckar-Open in Deizisau
Association	Netherlands Netherlands
Born	April 6, 1989 Asten
title	International Master (2007) Grand Master (2009)
Current Elo rating	2509 (September 2020)
Best Elo rating	2536 (October 2013)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Robin Swinkels (born April 6, 1989 in Asten , Netherlands ) is a Dutch chess player who holds the title of grandmaster .

Career

In 2007 Swinkels achieved the title of International Master (IM) , followed by the title of Grand Master (GM) in 2009.

In 2008 Swinkels won the BPB Limburg Open.

Robin Swinkels appeared in the 2007/08 season for SC Remagen for the first time in the Bundesliga . Swinkels played for Remagen in the Bundesliga for a total of five seasons before the club was relegated from the top German division in the 2011/12 season. In the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons Robin Swinkels competed in the Bundesliga with DJK Aufwärts Aachen . In the Netherlands he played for the SMB Nijmegen as well as for the Schaakclub Utrecht, HMC Calder, LSG IntelliMagic and the Bussums Schaakgenootschap. In France he played for Club de Montpellier Echecs and in Belgium for KSK 47 Eynatten . He won the Belgian team championship in the 2009/10 , 2010/11 , 2013/14 and 2016/17 seasons . Swinkels took part in the European Club Cup 2008 as well as in the years 2010 to 2016 with the KSK 47 Eynatten, in 2009 with the Schaakclub Utrecht.

Swinkels studies econometrics at Tilburg University .

Web links

Commons : Robin Swinkels - Collection of Images

Replayable chess games by Robin Swinkels on 365Chess.com (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Robin Swinkels, 20 years old, grootmeester. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (Dutch).
↑ Robin Swinkels. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
↑ Stichting Limburg Chess Events: BPB Limburg Open 2017. Accessed December 31, 2017 (Dutch).
↑ crosstab | Chess League. Accessed December 31, 2017 .
↑ European Men's Chess Club Cup :: Robin Swinkels. In: OlimpBase. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
^ Bas: Max Euwe Centrum - Robin Swinkels, (26 years). Retrieved December 31, 2017 (Dutch).

personal data
SURNAME	Swinkels, Robin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch chess player
DATE OF BIRTH	April 6, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH	Asten (Netherlands)

[1] Robin Swinkels, 20 years old, grootmeester. Retrieved December 31, 2017 (Dutch).

[2] Robin Swinkels. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .

[3] Stichting Limburg Chess Events: BPB Limburg Open 2017. Accessed December 31, 2017 (Dutch).

[4] crosstab | Chess League. Accessed December 31, 2017 .

[5] European Men's Chess Club Cup :: Robin Swinkels. In: OlimpBase. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .

[6] Bas: Max Euwe Centrum - Robin Swinkels, (26 years). Retrieved December 31, 2017 (Dutch).