| Petra Schuurman | |
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 Petra Schuurman in 2008 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 9 June 1968 |
| Title | FIDE Master (2003) |
| Peak rating | 2354 (November 2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Approximating schedules (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jan Karel Lenstra Gerhard J. Woeginger |
Petra Schuurman (born 9 June 1968) is a Dutch chess FIDE Master (FM) (2003) and Dutch Women's Chess Championship medalist (2003, 2004, 2008).
In the 2000s, Petra Schuurman was one of the leading female Dutch chess players. She competed many times in the finals of the Dutch Women's Chess Championships, winning three medals: silver (2008) and two bronze (2003, 2004). In 2004, Petra Schuurman came third in one of the Corus festival's side tournaments in Wijk aan Zee [1] and won the Open chess tournament in Austria. [2]
Petra Schuurman played for the Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads: [3]
Schuurman played for the Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championship: [4]
Schuurman has a doctorate in mathematics and computer science from Eindhoven University of Technology, earned in 2001 under the joint supervision of Jan Karel Lenstra and Gerhard J. Woeginger. [5]
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