Dutch chess Grandmaster (2011) is born in Blaricum, Netherlands. Best results: Dutch Championship 2006 – U12, 1st; Dutch Championship 2007 – U14, 1st; Dutch Championship 2008 – U16, 1st; Dutch Championship 2009 – U20, 1st; London Chess Classic FIDE Open 2012, 1st-2nd; N1 Reykjavik Open 2013, 2nd; Basel Chess Festival 2013, 1st; Riga Technical University