Career
He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1991. In 2011 he came first in the Fagernes Chess Festival, in the 5th Leiden Chess Tournament and in the First Panama Chess Open. His first Olympiad appearance was for Russia at the Moscow event in 1994, when he took home a gold medal in celebration of the team"s winning performance.
He played for the Dutch team at each of the events held from 2000–2006, with an overall record of +14 −2 =33 (622%).
At the European Team Chess Championships, he has earned three gold medals (two team and one individual) for his contribution to the successful Dutch teams of 2001 (León) and 2005 (Gothenburg). At León, he registered a 77.8% score.