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Erik Both

Full name

Erik Both

Born

Jan 1, 1960 (age 63)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

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 (2178) Gedeon Hartge (2254)	½-½	71	2021
Erik Both (2178) Alex Dac-Vuong Nguyen (2290)	0-1	27	2021
Erik Both (2162) Robin van Kampen (2563)	0-1	38	2012
Erik Both (2150) Vincent Diepeveen (2276)	0-1	48	2011
Erik Both (2147) Yochanan Afek (2298)	0-1	39	2011
Erik Both (2147) Konstantin Landa (2628)	0-1	38	2011
Erik Both (2195) Sipke Ernst (2583)	0-1	31	2010
Erik Both (2143) David Miedema (2382)	0-1	43	2010
Erik Both (2216) Gerhard Schebler (2467)	0-1	42	2009
Erik Both (2234) Willy Fleerackers	1-0	27	2009

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