Benjamin Bok
Benjamin Bok is a Dutch chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2014.
Biography
| Benjamin Bok | |
|---|---|
 Benjamin Bok (Groningen 2012) | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 25 January 1995 Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2624 (February 2021) |
Bok was born in Lelystad on 25 January 1995.
He is currently attending Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he studies Finance and plays on the intercollegiate chess team.
Chess career
He won the FIDE Open in the 2015 London Chess Classic scoring 8 points out of 9.[1]
In 2016, he debuted for the Dutch national team at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In 2017, Bok represented the Netherlands at the 2017 European Team Championship on Crete.
At the Chess World Cup 2019 he defeated Ivan Saric in the first round and was eliminated by Alexander Grischuk in the second round.
As of September 2020, he is the 3rd-ranked Dutch chess player, and 155th-ranked player in the world.[2] At his peak, he was the 2nd-ranked Dutch chess player, and 50th-ranked in the world.[3]
References
- Open de Londres 2015 sur theweekinchess.com.
- Benjamin Bok rating card at FIDE.
- Benjamin, Bok (2020-09-26). "Benjamin Bok". Linkedin. Retrieved 2020-09-26.