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Chris Ghysels

Chris Ghysels
Full name
Chris Ghysels
Born
1957 (age 69)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Belgium
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2001
Classical

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (5 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Variation (3 games)
French Defense: Queen's Knight, Pelikán Variation (3 games)
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation (2 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)
Old Benoni Defense (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon, Fianchetto, Pterodactyl Defense (2 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns Attack (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Yuri Boidman (2358)
Chris Ghysels (2055)
1-0 35 2018
Chris Ghysels (2095)
Johan Goormachtigh (2211)
½-½ 23 2016
Aleksej Litwak (2280)
Chris Ghysels (2095)
1-0 22 2016
Chris Ghysels (2095)
Linton Donovan (2260)
½-½ 19 2015
Chris Ghysels (2095)
Lennert Lenaerts (2268)
0-1 67 2015
Chris Ghysels (2088)
Geert Van der Stricht (2379)
0-1 48 2013
Chris Ghysels (2149)
Julian Van Overdam (2236)
0-1 10 2011
Chris Ghysels (2149)
Thibaut Maenhout (2379)
0-1 31 2011
Chris Ghysels (2149)
Jelmer Jens (2382)
0-1 36 2011
Chris Ghysels (2149)
Cyril Marzolo (2441)
0-1 39 2011
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