Martijn van IJzendoorn

Martijn van IJzendoorn
Personal information
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997
Wateringen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster (2017)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 4 (January 2022)[1]
Personal best2401 (April 2024, rating)[1]

Martijn van IJzendoorn (born 24 March 1997) is a Dutch draughts grandmaster.

Career

In 2016, he won the bronze medal in the European Draughts Championships.[2]

In 2017, he won the RotterDamsOpen tournament and the Dutch Draughts Championship.[3]

In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the European Draughts Championships.[4]

In December 2021, he won the silver medal in the World Blitz Draughts Championship.[5]

In July 2022, he won the silver medal in the World Blitz Draughts Championship.[6]

In September 2023, he achieved a new world record in simultaneous exhibition by playing against 50 opponents and achieving an 88% score overall.[7]

In October 2023, he won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Draughts Championship, later also winning the silver medal in the rapid section.[8][9]

In June 2025, he finished in fourth place at the 2025 World Draughts Championship, narrowly losing the bronze medal to Guntis Valneris.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Van Ijzendoorn Martijn".
  2. ^ "EC Draughts 2016". Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ "RotterDamsOpen wil groeien naar World Cup-toernooi". 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "EC-2018". Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  5. ^ World Championship Blitz 2021
  6. ^ World Championship 2022. Blitz
  7. ^ van der Meer, Stefan (17 September 2023). "Martijn van IJzendoorn is wereldrecordhouder: 'Idee dat er nog meer in zit'".
  8. ^ World Championship Willemstad 2023
  9. ^ 13th FMJD World Rapid Championship 2023
  10. ^ "Martijn van IJzendoorn (Damlust Gouda) vierde op WK dammen in Kameroen". 24 June 2025.