Jan Groenendijk - Draughts World Championship 2015

Jan Groenendijk (born 7 September 1998 in

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player who ranked second at the 2015 World Draughts Championship in Emmen. Winner Salou Open -2015. He also won the Dutch championship twice (2020, 2022). Groenendijk is an International grandmaster.

World championship

* 2015 (2nd place) *

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(2nd place) *

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(7th place in semifinal B) *

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(4 place)

European championship

* 2012 (26th place) * 2014 (9th place) * 2018 (11th place)

External links

Profile Jan Groenendijk
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References

1998 births Living people Dutch draughts players Players of international draughts People from Wageningen Sportspeople from Gelderland {{Board-game-stub