Twan Burg Explained

Country:	Netherlands
Birth Date:	2 April 1990
Birth Place:	Schijndel, Netherlands
Grandmaster (2015)^[1]
Peakrating:	2536 (November 2019)
Fideid:	1010697

Twan Burg is a Dutch chess grandmaster and solver.

Chess career

In January 2013, Burg participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, finishing 6th in Group C. He won against Igor Bitensky, Oleg Romanishin, Mark van der Werf, and Lisa Schut.

Burg won the 2009, 2016, 2017 editions of the ARVES Chess Solving contest.^[2]

In October 2018, he held David Howell to a draw for his team in the European Chess Club Cup.^[3]

Burg won the 2021 and 2022 editions of the Dutch Chess Solving Championship.^[4]

Personal life

In 2016, Burg married Azerbaijani Woman Grandmaster Nargiz Umudova.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
2. Web site: Afek . Yochanan . 2018-02-15 . Solving studies is fun! . 2023-08-14 . ChessBase.
3. Web site: Doggers . Peter . 2018-10-14 . Carlsen Starts With Win At European Club Cup . 2023-08-14 . Chess.com.
4. Web site: 2023-03-01 . Solvers' dilemma: Netherlands or Poland? . 2023-08-14 . International Chess Federation.
5. Web site: Olympiad Wedding of Nargiz Umudova & Twan Burg . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180301165912/http://web.chessdailynews.com/olympiad-wedding-of-nargiz-umudova-twan-burg/ . 2018-03-01 . 2022-04-16 . Chess Daily News.