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FM Henk Van der Poel

Henk Van der Poel
Full name
Henk Van der Poel
Born
1958 (age 68)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#4932
World Ranking
2142
Classical

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (7 games)
French Defense: Main Line, Steinitz Variation (6 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (5 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Bogoljubov Variation (4 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (14 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov, English Attack (3 games)
Catalan Opening (3 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Emil Frederick Schuricht (2307)
Henk Van der Poel (2194)
1-0 26 2025
Manuel Bosboom (2374)
Henk Van der Poel (2180)
½-½ 37 2024
Barry Brink (2371)
Henk Van der Poel (2180)
0-1 44 2024
Henk Van der Poel (2211)
Robin Butzen (2035)
½-½ 64 2023
Henk Van der Poel (2211)
Pieter Hopman (2323)
0-1 52 2023
Henk Van der Poel (2211)
Yu A Hu (2056)
0-1 39 2023
Arno Van der Lubben (1904)
Henk Van der Poel (2211)
0-1 37 2023
Enrico Vroombout (2117)
Henk Van der Poel (2211)
1-0 27 2023
Henk Van der Poel (2241)
Jan H Timman (2549)
½-½ 37 2019
Henk Van der Poel (2241)
TM 68040 MEPHISTO
0-1 61 2019
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