IM Herman Grooten Full name Herman Grooten Born 1958 (age 67) Place of birth Federation Netherlands Profiles #8059 World Ranking 2198 Classical 2206 Rapid 2206 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces King's Indian Defense: Gligorić System (46 games) Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (24 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation, Petrosian Variation (19 games) Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation, Farago Defense (15 games) Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System (11 games) Black Pieces Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (22 games) English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (16 games) English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (16 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (13 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Herman Grooten (2189) David Madularea (2255) 1-0 74 2025 Herman Grooten Liam Vrolijk 0-1 42 2025 Herman Grooten Bryan Habig 0-1 68 2025 Herman Grooten (2219) Alexandre Dgebuadze (2454) 0-1 30 2025 Herman Grooten (2184) Loek van Wely (2609) 0-1 51 2025 Hing Ting Lai Herman Grooten 1-0 38 2025 Liam Vrolijk (2521) Herman Grooten (2219) 1-0 48 2025 Yasin Sari (2318) Herman Grooten (2189) 1-0 56 2025 David Madularea (2225) Herman Grooten (2184) 0-1 75 2025 Peter Lombaers (2311) Herman Grooten (2189) 0-1 33 2025 Show All Games