Rudy Douven (born 5 May 1961), is a Dutch

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International Master (IM) (1986),

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winner (1988),

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team bronze medalist (

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Biography

In 1979, Rudy Douven won Dutch Junior Chess Championship in U20 age group and ranked 4th in

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. He two times in row played for Netherlands in

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in U20 age group (1980, 1981). In 1988, in Hilversum Rudy Douven won

. In 1989, in

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he shared 3rd place in International Chess Tournament ''Lugano Open''. Rudy Douven played for Netherlands in the

: * In 1988, at second reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in

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(+2, =2, -1) and won team bronze medal. In 1986, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. Since the early 1990s, Rudy Douven has never repeated his best achievements in chess tournaments, which he has rarely participated in over the years.

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chess games at 365chess.com 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Heerlen Dutch chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-chess-bio-stub