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FM Calvin Klaasen

Full name

Calvin John Klaasen

Born

1/1/1987 (age 37)‎

Place of birth

Federation

South Africa

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Positional Defense (2 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (2 games)

King's Indian Defense (2 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (3 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (3 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Kramnik Variation (3 games)

Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Calvin Klaasen (2155) Caleb Levi Levitan (2235)	½-½	15	2024
Calvin Klaasen (2155) Daniel Cawdery (2380)	½-½	17	2024
Calvin Klaasen (2270) Vasilii Titarov (2096)	0-1	21	2023
Calvin Klaasen (2270) Eric Dominguez Pons (2302)	0-1	39	2023
Calvin Klaasen (2270) Gizem Olcayoz (1856)	1-0	25	2023
Calvin Klaasen (2270) Chanchal Kumer Ghosh (2067)	1-0	42	2023
Calvin Klaasen (2282) Daniel Barrish (2181)	½-½	73	2019
Calvin Klaasen (2282) Daniel Cawdery (2434)	½-½	8	2019
Calvin Klaasen (2282) Roland Bezuidenhout (2171)	½-½	60	2019
Calvin Klaasen (2285) Sasha Winston-Onyiah (1968)	1-0	52	2019

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