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Petra Schuurman

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Petra Schuurman
Petra Schuurman in 2008
CountryNetherlands
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56)
TitleFIDE Master (2003)
Peak rating2354 (November 2009)
Scientific career
ThesisApproximating schedules (2001)
Doctoral advisorJan Karel Lenstra
Gerhard J. Woeginger

Petra Schuurman (born 9 June 1968) is a Dutch chess FIDE Master (FM) (2003) and Dutch Women's Chess Championship medalist (2003, 2004, 2008).

Biography

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In the 2000s, Petra Schuurman was one of the leading female Dutch chess players. She competed many times in the finals of the Dutch Women's Chess Championships, winning three medals: silver (2008) and two bronze (2003, 2004). In 2004, Petra Schuurman came third in one of the Corus festival's side tournaments in Wijk aan Zee[1] and won the Open chess tournament in Austria.[2]

Petra Schuurman played for the Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

Schuurman played for the Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championship:[4]

  • In 2001, at the first reserve board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship (women) in León (+0, =2, -1),
  • In 2003, at the first reserve board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Plovdiv (+3, =1, -2),
  • In 2005, at the third board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Gothenburg (+3, =5, -0),
  • In 2007, at the fourth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+2, =3, -2),
  • In 2009, at the second board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Novi Sad (+3, =2, -1).

Schuurman has a doctorate in mathematics and computer science from Eindhoven University of Technology, earned in 2001 under the joint supervision of Jan Karel Lenstra and Gerhard J. Woeginger.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Corus GM Group 1A April 2004 Netherlands FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com.
  2. ^ "Tournament report October 2004 – 3. Internationales Open – Austria". ratings.fide.com.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Petra Schuurman". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Petra Schuurman". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ Petra Schuurman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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