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Swinkels, Robin
GM🇳🇱FIDE 1010824· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1989
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Robin Swinkels, a 37-year-old Dutch Grandmaster, is rated 2481 and ranked 22nd among Dutch players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 19 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 9, and Dutch Team Competition - Meesterklasse Round 4. His peak of 2536 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2013); he also reached World #495 in Apr 2023.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 20) and IM in 2007 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #37 in U20, World #40 in U18, World #92 in U16 and #2 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2481
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2414
All-time high
2536
−55 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 24
Oct 2013 · age 24
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Dutch players · of 4,695
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Peak World rank: #495
at age 34 · rated 2525
Apr 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 33
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2509 → returned at 2514
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jun 2019
2013
Peak Dutch rank: #14
at age 24 · rated 2536
Oct 2013
All-time peak 2536
at age 24 · −55 from today
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2481 → 2481
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
4W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #92 | 2400 | -3.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 3115 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2769 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #125 | 2292 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #105 | 2349 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 3088 | +2.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2380 | -1.4 |
Knockout | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | R16 | 2401 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDimitri ReindermanGM
🇳🇱NED·2574
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsRoeland PruijssersGM
🇳🇱NED·2517
+4 −5 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsIvan SokolovGM
🇳🇱NED·2567
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsFriso NijboerGM
🇳🇱NED·2418
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsArthur PijpersGM
🇳🇱NED·2486
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2015
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Rankings
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Netherlands
#22
out of 4,901 players
Europe
#436
in continent
World
#733
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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