Jan Groenendijk (draughts player)

Jan Groenendijk (born 7 September 1998) is a Dutch draughts grandmaster who ranked second at the 2015 World Draughts Championship in Emmen and at the 2023 World Draughts Championship in Willemstad.^[2] Winner Draughts European Championship (2022, 2024).^[3] Winner Salou Open - 2015.^[4] He also won the Dutch championship four times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024).^[5] Groenendijk is an International grandmaster.

Jan Groenendijk

Jan Groenendijk at 2015 World Draughts Championship
Personal information
Born	(1998-09-07) September 7, 1998 (age 26) Wageningen, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Draughts
Rank	Grandmaster
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (July 2024)[1]
Personal best	2458 (January 2025, rating)[1]

World championship

• 2015 (2nd place)
• 2016 match (2nd place)
• 2017 (7th place in semifinal B)
• 2019 (4 place)^[6]
• 2021 (4 place)
• 2023 (2 place)^[7]
• 2024 match (1st place)
• 2025 (1 place)^[8]

European championship

• 2012 (26th place)
• 2014 (9th place)
• 2018 (11th place)
• 2022 (1 place)
• 2024 (1 place)

External links

• Profile Jan Groenendijk at site KNDB