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FM Jaap Houben

Full name

Jaap Houben

Born

1/1/1980 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

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
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
Jaap Houben (2279) Tom Bus (2103)	½-½	40	2013

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