About Robin Swinkels
Born 1989. Robin Swinkels is a Dutch chess player.
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.
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Who is Robin Swinkels?
Dutch chess player
When was Robin Swinkels born?
Robin Swinkels was born on 6 April 1989 in Asten.
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Robin Swinkels is a chess player.
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Robin Swinkels is Dutch.
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