Robin Swinkels GM

Robin Swinkels: The Grandmaster Extravaganza

Robin Swinkels, proudly bearing the prestigious title of Grandmaster awarded by FIDE, is a force to be reckoned with on the 64 squares. Known for blending deep strategy with lightning-fast intuition, Robin has dazzled opponents across rapid, blitz, and bullet formats without breaking a sweat — or losing much, frankly.

Rating & Stats Snapshot

• Peak Blitz Rating: 2664 (September 2024) — probably blinking fast enough to see your next blunder before you make it.
• Peak Bullet Rating: 2597 (November 2020) — because thinking at the speed of light is just another day at the office.
• Peak Rapid Rating: 1839 (April 2024) — rapid but never rushed.
• Win-Loss-Draw Records:
  • Rapid: 19 wins, 0 losses, 3 draws (undefeated here — yep, a near-perfect streak!)
  • Bullet: 121 wins, 42 losses, 3 draws (fast and furious, with fantastic resilience)
  • Blitz: 80 wins, 24 losses, 15 draws (brutally efficient and excellently timed)

Playing Style & Personality

Robin’s games average around 77 moves per win, showing an appreciation for the long, strategic grind. With an enormous endgame frequency of 87%, Robin prefers to play the clock, the board, and the psyche — often squeezing out victories by outmaneuvering opponents in those tense final phases.

Early resignation rate? Nonexistent. Losses tend to be hard-fought and rarely one-sided, embodying the fight of a true champion. Robin’s comeback rate after falling behind is an impressive 81%. In other words: don’t count this GM out, no matter how bleak it looks.

Signature Openings & Favorite Battles

While the exact opening repertoire remains a top secret, the statistics whisper tales of dominance: an 86% win rate in rapid, nearly 73% in bullet, and a solid 67% in blitz games with those mysterious moves.

Recent Highlights

Most recently, Robin conquered a challenging opponent with a blistering game on September 22, 2024, securing a victory on time in a classic Caro-Kann Defense, Panov Fianchetto variation — a battle won without losing a single second to panic. Replay this masterclass.

Fun Facts

• Longest winning streak: 13 games. That’s a baker’s dozen of brutal brilliance!
• Comes alive mostly at 11:00 AM, proving that a good chess player is basically a morning person who skips breakfast.
• Maintains chess zen with a tilt factor of 4, meaning even when the game gets spicy, Robin stays cooler than a Siberian winter.

Whether blitzing at lightning speed or maneuvering through complex endgames, RobinSwinkels is a grandmaster by title but a magician by play — forever bending the rules of time and tactics to keep us all guessing.