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FM Gorik Cools

Full name

Gorik Cools

Born

1/1/1964 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Belgium

Rating

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
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
Gorik Cools (2327) Tom Piceu (2378)	0-1	29	2017
Gorik Cools (2327) Steven Geirnaert (2460)	0-1	67	2017
Gorik Cools (2327) Mher Hovhanisian (2451)	0-1	37	2017

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