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Robin Swinkels
R Swinkels 
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 

Number of games in database: 366
Years covered: 2001 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2481 (2414 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2535
Overall record: +117 -99 =149 (52.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (35) 
    B90 B32 B33 B67 B76
 Ruy Lopez (17) 
    C69 C67 C68 C62 C61
 Catalan (16) 
    E06 E01 E04 E09
 French Defense (15) 
    C18 C10 C17 C11 C12
 Slav (15) 
    D11 D12 D17 D10
 Queen's Pawn Game (12) 
    E00 A45 A40
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (42) 
    B47 B67 B48 B62 B52
 Grunfeld (18) 
    D85 D97 D91 D94 D80
 English (17) 
    A15 A13 A16 A14 A10
 Sicilian Taimanov (16) 
    B47 B48 B49
 Queen's Indian (14) 
    E17 E12 E19 E15
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (13) 
    B67 B62 B60 B63
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   N Huschenbeth vs R Swinkels, 2008 1/2-1/2
   Smeets vs R Swinkels, 2007 0-1
   R Swinkels vs A Zatonskih, 2008 1/2-1/2
   R Swinkels vs D Reinderman, 2013 1-0
   D Kolbus vs R Swinkels, 2008 1/2-1/2
   R Swinkels vs Glek, 2012 1/2-1/2
   L'Ami vs R Swinkels, 2011 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Groningen Open-A (2008)
   Tata Steel Group C (2013)
   Corus Group C (2010)
   5th Batavia (2013)
   Teplice Open (2009)
   European Union Championship (2006)
   European Club Cup (2012)
   European Championship (2007)
   Amsterdam Chess Tournament (2006)
   Bundesliga 2007/08 (2007)
   Czech Open-A (2007)
   European Club Cup (2011)
   Bundesliga 2010/11 (2010)
   European Club Cup (2018)
   European Club Cup (2015)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 2nd Lagos Open
   Rodrigo Brito Coelho vs R Swinkels (Oct-26-24) 0-1
   R Swinkels vs Korneev (Apr-20-24) 1/2-1/2
   R Swinkels vs I Wantola (Mar-23-24) 1-0
   R Swinkels vs P Zelbel (Feb-25-24) 1/2-1/2
   Van Wely vs R Swinkels (Feb-24-24) 1/2-1/2

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ROBIN SWINKELS
(born Apr-06-1989, 36 years old) Netherlands

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Grandmaster.

Wikipedia article: Robin Swinkels

Last updated: 2024-03-09 10:53:40

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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 366  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Rodshtein vs R Swinkels  1-0342001EYCC B12D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
2. R Swinkels vs Andrejs Dzalbo  1-0652001EYCC B12C10 French
3. R Swinkels vs D Jojua  ½-½472001EYCC B12B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
4. T Banusz vs R Swinkels 1-0452001EYCC B12D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
5. M Lopez Velez vs R Swinkels  ½-½272001World Championship U12C45 Scotch Game
6. R Swinkels vs J Dourerassou  ½-½302001World Championship U12C17 French, Winawer, Advance
7. A Gupta vs R Swinkels  ½-½452001World Championship U12D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
8. R Swinkels vs G Papp  0-1242002Arco OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
9. G Maneschi vs R Swinkels  1-0602002Arco OpenD05 Queen's Pawn Game
10. R Swinkels vs T Bolvary  1-0402002Arco OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
11. F Lommers vs R Swinkels  1-0382002Arco OpenA06 Reti Opening
12. R Swinkels vs R Medancic  ½-½812002Arco OpenB01 Scandinavian
13. A Ricci vs R Swinkels  1-0802002Arco OpenC56 Two Knights
14. R Swinkels vs H Nezad  0-1212004Amsterdam ACT opB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
15. Y Nagel vs R Swinkels  0-1532004NED-ch opC45 Scotch Game
16. Tiviakov vs R Swinkels  1-0492004HZ op 8thC24 Bishop's Opening
17. M Roofthoofd vs R Swinkels  ½-½562004Belgian Team Championship 2004/05C45 Scotch Game
18. R Swinkels vs H Jonkman  ½-½562004Hoogeveen Essent opC45 Scotch Game
19. R Swinkels vs S Pucher  1-0462004Belgian Team Championship 2004/05B32 Sicilian
20. R Swinkels vs R Romanelli  1-0422005Belgian Team Championship 2004/05C45 Scotch Game
21. S Trofimov vs R Swinkels  1-0492005Wch U16D85 Grunfeld
22. R Swinkels vs C Ghysels  1-0212005Belgian Team Championship 2005/06B06 Robatsch
23. R Swinkels vs B De Jonghe  1-0272005Belgian Team Championship 2005/06B03 Alekhine's Defense
24. R Swinkels vs S Erenburg  ½-½1142006Dieren opB44 Sicilian
25. R Swinkels vs J Jens  ½-½652006Belgian Team Championship 2005/06B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-01-07  bystander: Robin Swinkels is an IM now. The application was approved on the 2nd Quarter FIDE Presidential Board, 22-24 June 2007 in Tallin, Estonia. Congratulations!
Aug-31-09  Dredge Rivers: He's a real Swinkeltoes!
Jan-15-10  BIDMONFA: Robin Swinkels

SWINKELS, Robin
http://www.bidmonfa.com/swinkels_ro...
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Jan-18-10  notyetagm: Could this guy have a more pansy-sounding name?

-- Thor Magnum

Oct-07-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is a link to an underwater tournament that Swinkels competed in back in 2008:

http://www.scubaherald.com/curacao-...

Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: ¬¬
My R Swinkels when I see
A bird upon a Christmas tree.
Let's go underwater, have some drinkels
And play chess with Robin Swinkels.
Sep-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: He is a master of the swinkel.

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