{{Short description|Dutch chess player (born 1960)}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Marinus Kuijf | image = Kuijf.jpg | caption = | country = Netherlands | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|2|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | title = International Master (1983) | peakrating = 2530 (July 1989) | FideID = 1000110 }}
'''Marinus Kuijf''' (also '''Riny Kuijf'''; born 12 February 1960), is a Dutch chess International Master (IM) (1983), Dutch Chess Championship winner (1989), Chess Olympiad team bronze medalist (1988).
==Biography== [[File:ChessHoogovens1990-1.jpg|thumb|Hoogovens 1990: Kuijf playing John Nunn ]] In 1988, Marinus Kuijf won bronze in the Dutch Chess Championship in Hilversum, and in 1989 became the winner of that championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaak/nationale-kampioenschappen/nk-algemeen/nk-algemeen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916171500/http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaak/nationale-kampioenschappen/nk-algemeen/nk-algemeen|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2016|title=NK Algemeen en Vrouwen — Koninklijke Nederlandse Schaakbond|date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
Marinus Kuijf is winner of many international chess tournaments, including winning 2nd place (1983) and twice 3rd place in Wijk aan Zee "B" tournament (1986, 1989), winning Guernsey (1988), twice 2nd place in Groningen (1988, 1990), shared 1st place in Sas van Gent (1992), shared 2nd place (1992) and shared 1st place twice in Sitges (1993, 1994).
Marinus Kuijf played for Netherlands in the Chess Olympiad:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/kesak0ee.html|title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Marinus Kuijf|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> * In 1988, at first reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4, =1, -1) and won team bronze medal.
Marinus Kuijf played for Netherlands in the World Team Chess Championship:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerst/kesak0ee.html|title=OlimpBase :: World Team Chess Championship :: Marinus Kuijf|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> * In 1989, at second reserve board in the 2nd World Team Chess Championship in Lucerne (+0, =1, -3).
Marinus Kuijf played for Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championships:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/kesak0ee.html|title=OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Marinus Kuijf|website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> * In 1989, at first reserve board in the 9th European Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+0, =1, -1).
In 1983, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
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==External links== *{{chessgames player|id=28238}} *[https://www.365chess.com/players/Marinus_Kuijf Marinus Kuijf] chess games at 365chess.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuijf, Marinus}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch chess players Category:Chess International Masters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:20th-century Dutch people
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