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

Petra Schuurman
Petra Schuurman in 2008
Country	Netherlands
Born	(1968-06-09)9 June 1968
Title	FIDE Master (FM) (2003)
Peak rating	2354 (November 2009)

Biography

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]

• In 2002, at the third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+6, =2, -4),
• In 2004, at the third board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+5, =4, -2),
• In 2006, at the third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+3, =3, -3),
• In 2008, at the second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+4, =3, -2).

Petra 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).

References

External links

• Petra Schuurman rating card at FIDE
• Petra Schuurman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Petra Schuurman chess games at 365Chess.com

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