Jessica Harmsen (chess player)

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Jessica Harmsen
CountryNetherlands
Born (1966-09-05) 5 September 1966 (age 57)
Title Woman International Master (1988)
Peak rating 2245 (July 1989)

Jessica Harmsen (born 5 September 1966) is a Dutch chess Woman International Master (1988), three-times Dutch Women's Chess Championships winner (1985, 1987, 1988).

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Chess career

Harmsen won the Dutch Youth Chess Championships three times: in 1982 in the girls U16 age group, in 1984 and 1985 in the girls U20 age group. [1] [2] In 1984, in Katowice she participated in European Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked in 7th place. [3] In 1985, in Dobrna she participated in World Girls' Junior Chess Championship and ranked in 12th place. [4]

In the 1980s and 1990s, Harmsen was among the leading Dutch female chess players. She competed many times in the individual finals of the Dutch Women's Chess Championship and three times won this tournament: 1985 (shared 1st place with Hanneke van Parreren), 1987 and 1988. [5] In addition, in 1989 she won a silver medal and in 2000 - a bronze medal at the Dutch Women's Chess Championships. [6] In 1986, she took 6th place in the international chess tournament in Nałęczów. [7]

Harmsen thrice participated in Women's World Chess Championship West European Subzonal tournaments:

Harmsen played for the Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiad: [11]

Harmsen achieved the highest rating in her career on 1 July 1989, with a score of 2245 points, she was then ranked first among Dutch female chess players. [12] . Since 1994, she has played very rarely in tournaments classified by the FIDE. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ jeugd- en meisjeskampioenen t/m 14, 16 en 20 jaar
  2. ↑ Jeugdelite in radiostudio - VARA sponsort negen keer Nederlands jeugdkampioenschap
  3. ↑ OlimpBase :: 6th European Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Katowice 1984
  4. ↑ OlimpBase :: 3rd World Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Dobrna 1985
  5. ↑ Kampioenes van Nederland
  6. ↑ Dutch Women's Championships 2000
  7. ↑ Naleczow (Women) 1986
  8. ↑ Atlantic European subzonal 1B :: Amsterdam 1985
  9. ↑ West European subzonal 1B :: Oisterwijk 1990
  10. ↑ West European subzonal 1B :: Oisterwijk 1991
  11. ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Jessica Harmsen". www.olimpbase.org.
  12. ↑ FIDE rating history :: Harmsen, Jessica
  13. ↑ benoni.de/schach/elo: Harmsen, Jessica


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