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FM Gorik Cools

Gorik Cools
Full name
Gorik Cools
Born
1964 (age 61)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Belgium
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2148
Classical
2244
Rapid
2166
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (19 games)
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (8 games)
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (3 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Alapin Gambit (3 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (8 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (7 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Gorik Cools (2303)
Olivier Verheyen (2110)
1-0 63 2018
Gorik Cools (2303)
Guy Dugailliez (2026)
1-0 63 2018
Gorik Cools (2303)
Jasper Beukema (2222)
0-1 47 2018
Gorik Cools (2303)
Yordi De Block (2068)
½-½ 35 2018
Stefan Docx (2434)
Gorik Cools (2303)
1-0 45 2018
Arno Bomans (2262)
Gorik Cools (2303)
0-1 80 2018
Adrian-Marian Petrisor (2413)
Gorik Cools (2303)
½-½ 40 2018
Gorik Cools (2319)
Daniel Dardha (2126)
1-0 42 2017
Gorik Cools (2319)
Arno Bomans (2293)
1-0 58 2017
Gorik Cools (2319)
Tom Piceu (2363)
0-1 48 2017
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