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FM Jaap Houben

Jaap Houben
Full name
Jaap Houben
Born
1980 (age 46)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#2055
World Ranking
2278
Classical

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense (5 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (5 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (3 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (1 games)
Black Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (3 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (2 games)
Pirc Defense: Main Line, Austrian Attack (2 games)
Pirc Defense: Main Line (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Jaap Houben (2326)
Quinten Ducarmon (2470)
½-½ 59 2016
Jaap Houben (2326)
Tobias Kabos (2276)
0-1 46 2016
Jaap Houben (2279)
Michiel Besseling (2195)
0-1 66 2014
Tanguy Ringoir (2490)
Jaap Houben (2279)
1-0 41 2014
Jaap Houben (2265)
Waldemar Moes (2071)
1-0 14 2013
Jaap Houben (2265)
Paul-Peter Theulings (2130)
1-0 63 2013
Jaap Houben (2254)
Merijn van Delft (2397)
1-0 40 2013
Jaap Houben (2265)
David Klein (2464)
½-½ 17 2013
Jaap Houben (2279)
Eelke Wiersma (2353)
1-0 35 2013
Jaap Houben (2279)
Frank Kroeze (2405)
½-½ 32 2013
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