Twan Burg
Dutch chess grandmaster and solver (born 1990)
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Burg in 2011 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Born | (1990-04-02) April 2, 1990 (age 34) Schijndel, Netherlands |
Title | Grandmaster (2015)[1] |
FIDE rating | 2501 (September 2024) |
Peak rating | 2536 (November 2019) |
Twan Burg is a Dutch chess grandmaster and solver.
Chess career
In January 2013, Burg participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, finishing 6th in Group C. He won against Igor Bitensky, Oleg Romanishin, Mark van der Werf, and Lisa Schut.
Burg won the 2009, 2016, 2017 editions of the ARVES Chess Solving contest.[2]
In October 2018, he held David Howell to a draw for his team in the European Chess Club Cup.[3]
Burg won the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Dutch Chess Solving Championship.[4]
Personal life
In 2016, Burg married Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster Nargiz Umudova.[5]
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ Afek, Yochanan (2018-02-15). "Solving studies is fun!". ChessBase. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Doggers, Peter (2018-10-14). "Carlsen Starts With Win At European Club Cup". Chess.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Solvers' dilemma: Netherlands or Poland?". International Chess Federation. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Olympiad Wedding of Nargiz Umudova & Twan Burg". Chess Daily News. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
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Dutch Grandmasters
Chess players for the Netherlands with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
- Thomas Beerdsen
- Benjamin Bok
- Daan Brandenburg
- Twan Burg
- Martijn Dambacher
- Erik van den Doel
- Jan Hein Donner
- Sipke Ernst
- Max Euwe
- Jorden van Foreest
- Lucas van Foreest
- Anish Giri
- Hugo ten Hertog
- Ruud Janssen
- Harmen Jonkman
- Robin van Kampen
- Robby Kevlishvili
- David Klein
- Erwin l'Ami
- Koen Leenhouts
- Friso Nijboer
- Peng Zhaoqin
- Jeroen Piket
- Lodewijk Prins
- Roeland Pruijssers
- Hans Ree
- Dimitri Reinderman
- Casper Schoppen
- Jan Smeets
- Ivan Sokolov
- Maarten Solleveld
- Gennadi Sosonko
- Wouter Spoelman
- Daniël Stellwagen
- Paul van der Sterren
- Robin Swinkels
- Jan Timman
- Sergei Tiviakov
- Yge Visser
- Dennis de Vreugt
- Liam Vrolijk
- Max Warmerdam
- Karel van der Weide
- Loek van Wely
- Jan Werle
- John van der Wiel
- See also: List of chess grandmasters
- Category:Dutch chess players
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