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Erik Both

Erik Both
Full name
Erik Both
Born
1960 (age 65)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2127
Classical
2122
Rapid

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (2 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (2 games)
French Defense: Advance Variation (2 games)
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Modern Defense: Standard Line (4 games)
Modern Defense: Standard, Two Knights Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (1 games)
Modern Defense: Averbakh, Kotov Variation (1 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Panov Variation (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Erik Both (2122)
Erik van den Doel (2519)
0-1 27 2025
Tim Grutter (2261)
Erik Both (2122)
1-0 31 2025
Erik Both (2178)
Gedeon Hartge (2254)
½-½ 71 2021
Erik Both (2178)
Alex Dac-Vuong Nguyen (2290)
0-1 27 2021
Helmut Froeyman (2260)
Erik Both (2178)
½-½ 53 2021
Erik Both (2162)
Robin van Kampen (2563)
0-1 38 2012
Erik Both (2147)
Konstantin Landa (2628)
0-1 38 2011
Erik Both (2147)
Yochanan Afek (2298)
0-1 39 2011
Erik Both (2150)
Vincent Diepeveen (2276)
0-1 48 2011
Bogdan Lalic (2469)
Erik Both (2150)
1-0 62 2011
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