Bianca de Jong-Muhren


Bianca de Jong-Muhren, née Muhren, is a Dutch chess Women Grandmaster , Dutch Women's Chess Championship medalist.

Biography

Bianca de Jong-Muhren has been playing chess since the age of five. Between 1994 and 2006 she repeatedly represented the Netherlands at the World and European Youth Chess Championships in all age groups. In 2004, in Ürgüp Bianca de Jong-Muhren won the title of runner-up in European Youth Chess Championship in U18 age group. She was also a multiple national champion of youth in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003. Of these championship titles, gold in Leiden in 1998 in the U20 age group deserves special distinction, as she was only 12 when she won the competition.
Bianca de Jong-Muhren won the medals of the individual Dutch Women's Chess Championships four times: three silver and bronze.
Bianca de Jong-Muhren played for Netherlands in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
Bianca de Jong-Muhren played for Netherlands in the European Team Chess Championship:
In 2004, she was awarded the FIDE Women International Master title and received the FIDE Women Grandmaster title three years later.