Jan Balje

Full name

Jan Balje

Born

1973 (age 53)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (4 games)

Catalan Opening (4 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (3 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Averbakh, Modern Defense (3 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (6 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (4 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (3 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Krause, Carlsbad, Morozevich Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Jan Balje (2125) Joshua Friedel (2552)	0-1	35	2025
Gudmundur Kjartansson (2450) Jan Balje (2125)	½-½	53	2025
Bjorn Thorfinnsson (2386) Jan Balje (2125)	1-0	18	2025
Yahli Sokolovsky (2546) Jan Balje (2125)	½-½	37	2025
Jan Balje (2117) Paul Hommerson (2286)	0-1	20	2024
Nick Maatman (2362) Jan Balje (2127)	1-0	52	2023
Jan Balje (2190) Krishna C R G (2430)	0-1	26	2022
Sevan Buscara (2389) Jan Balje (2190)	1-0	45	2022
Jan Balje (2179) Jonas Hilwerda (2228)	½-½	21	2019
Jan Balje (2211) A Tarassiouk (1976)	½-½	28	2019