Skip to content
play-white Coach Play
puzzle-piece Coach Puzzles
lessons Coach Learn
training Coach Train
binoculars Coach Watch
friends Coach Community
ellipsis Coach Other

Search

Sign Up Log In
Chess.com
Sign Up Log In
masters
The Top Chess Players in the World

Ben Ahlers

Ben Ahlers
Full name
Ben Ahlers
Born
1952 (age 74)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#8470
World Ranking
2055
Classical

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (1 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense, Wahls Defense (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation (1 games)
Scotch Game: Classical Variation (1 games)
Modern Defense with 1.e4 (1 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (2 games)
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Main Line, Lputian Variation (2 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (1 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (1 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Ben Ahlers (2069)
David Fitzsimons (2328)
0-1 26 2018
Iain Gourlay (2369)
Ben Ahlers (2069)
1-0 18 2018
Andrey Sumets (2583)
Ben Ahlers (2124)
1-0 21 2013
Franz Hoelzl (2336)
Ben Ahlers (2116)
0-1 31 2012
Jan Rooze (2325)
Ben Ahlers (2116)
½-½ 30 2012
Ben Ahlers (2136)
Bernard Bannink (2277)
½-½ 25 2009
Ben Ahlers (2136)
Jean-Noel Riff (2505)
0-1 36 2009
Marani Rajendran Venkatesh (2426)
Ben Ahlers (2136)
½-½ 27 2009
Evgenij Piankov (2356)
Ben Ahlers (2136)
1-0 43 2009
Ben Ahlers (2190)
Alain Fayard (2360)
1-0 36 2007
Show All Games
Top Players
Top Chess Players
Live Chess Ratings
Games Database
Recent Players
Victor Shi
Kirill Shilenkov
Naftal Uushona Johnson Shikongo
Lorenzo Paci
Szymon Pachut
  • Support
  • Chess Terms
  • About
  • Students
  • Jobs
  • Developers
  • User Agreement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Settings
  • Cheating & Fair Play
  • Partners
  • Compliance
  • Chess.com © 2026