Martijn van IJzendoorn

Martijn van IJzendoorn

Personal information
Born	(1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 28) Wateringen, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Draughts
Rank	Grandmaster (2017)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 4 (January 2022) [1]
Personal best	2401 (April 2024, rating) [1]

Martijn van IJzendoorn is a Dutch draughts grandmaster.

Career

In 2016, he won the bronze medal in the European Draughts Championships. ^[2]

In 2017, he won the RotterDamsOpen tournament and the Dutch Draughts Championship. ^[3]

In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the European Draughts Championships. ^[4]

In December 2021, he won the silver medal in the World Blitz Draughts Championship. ^[5]

In July 2022, he won the silver medal in the World Blitz Draughts Championship. ^[6]

In September 2023, he achieved a new world record in simultaneous exhibition by playing against 50 opponents and achieving an 88% score overall. ^[7]

In October 2023, he won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Draughts Championship, later also winning the silver medal in the rapid section. ^{[8] [9]}

In June 2025, he finished in fourth place at the 2025 World Draughts Championship, narrowly losing the bronze medal to Guntis Valneris. ^[10]

References

1. "Van Ijzendoorn Martijn".
2. "EC Draughts 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
3. "RotterDamsOpen wil groeien naar World Cup-toernooi". July 14, 2018.
4. EC-2018
5. World Championship Blitz 2021
6. World Championship 2022. Blitz
7. van der Meer, Stefan (September 17, 2023). "Martijn van IJzendoorn is wereldrecordhouder: 'Idee dat er nog meer in zit'".
8. World Championship Willemstad 2023
9. 13th FMJD World Rapid Championship 2023
10. "Martijn van IJzendoorn (Damlust Gouda) vierde op WK dammen in Kameroen". June 24, 2025.