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FM Joop Houtman

Joop Houtman
Full name
Joop Houtman
Born
1957 (age 69)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#5619
World Ranking
2123
Classical
2070
Rapid

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (1 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (1 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (1 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (3 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (2 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (2 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Réti Variation (1 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Joop Houtman (2212)
Christian Braun (2392)
0-1 39 2012
Joop Houtman (2212)
Jeroen Bosch (2406)
½-½ 39 2012
Joop Houtman (2212)
Jan Willem Van de Griendt (2330)
½-½ 44 2012
Michiel Van Wissen (2252)
Joop Houtman (2212)
0-1 40 2012
Joop Houtman (2206)
Jop Delemarre (2458)
0-1 43 2011
Joop Houtman (2212)
Jelmer Jens (2382)
0-1 34 2011
Joop Houtman (2206)
Ivo Timmermans (2209)
½-½ 19 2011
Joop Houtman (2212)
Bianca de Jong-Muhren (2307)
½-½ 30 2011
Chiel Van Oosterom (2413)
Joop Houtman (2206)
1-0 25 2011
Ali Bitalzadeh (2422)
Joop Houtman (2206)
1-0 20 2011
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