Ruud Janssen (chess player)
{{Short description|Dutch chess grandmaster (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox chess player
|image = RuudJanssen12.jpg
|caption = Janssen in 2012
| country = Netherlands
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|5|1}}
| birth_place = Venray, Netherlands
| title = Grandmaster (2011){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main220343.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2536 (January 2020)
| FideID = 1004816
}}
Ruud Janssen is a Dutch chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In January 1999, he competed in Group B of the Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1999, where he defeated grandmaster Christian Bauer and held draws against grandmasters Rafael Leitão, John van der Wiel, and Michail Brodsky.{{cite web|url =http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic221.html#2|title =The Week in Chess 221|author =Mark Crowther|publisher =The Week in Chess|date = 1 February 1999}}
In January 2003, he finished in second place in the invitation tens group of the Corus Chess Tournament 2003. He defeated grandmaster Eric Lobron and held grandmaster Bu Xiangzhi to a draw.{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=66&type=standings&group=3|title =Standings invitation tens 2003|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =27 January 2003}}
In January 2004, he competed in Group C of the Corus Chess Tournament 2004, where he held future world champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw and defeated grandmaster Merab Gagunashvili.{{cite web|url =https://www.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=67&type=standings&group=3|title =Standings grandmaster group C 2004|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =26 January 2004}}
In October 2021, he competed in the Dutch Chess Championship, but was knocked out by Hing Ting Lai.{{cite web|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/dutch-championship-2021-preliminary-stage|title=Dutch Championship: Four players move on to final stage|date=October 24, 2021|first=Klaus|last=Besenthal}}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Venray
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