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IM Herman Grooten

Herman Grooten
Full name
Herman Grooten
Born
1958 (age 68)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2182
Classical
2206
Rapid
2214
Blitz

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 (2206)
Rob Schoorl (2351)
1-0 35 2025
Herman Grooten (2176)
Ivo Maris (2370)
1-0 42 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
Herman Grooten (2206)
Hing Ting Lai (2631)
0-1 64 2025
Herman Grooten (2206)
Liam Vrolijk (2509)
0-1 21 2025
Herman Grooten (2206)
Erik van den Doel (2509)
0-1 29 2025
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