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{{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 (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2011)<ref name="FIDEGM">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main220343.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref>
| 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In October 2021, he competed in the Dutch Chess Championship, but was knocked out by Hing Ting Lai.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Ruud}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category
utch chess players]]
[[Category:Chess Grandmasters]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Venray]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{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 (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2011)<ref name="FIDEGM">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main220343.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref>
| 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In October 2021, he competed in the Dutch Chess Championship, but was knocked out by Hing Ting Lai.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Ruud}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category
utch chess players]][[Category:Chess Grandmasters]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Venray]]
Okumaya devam et...