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IM Mark van der Werf

Mark van der Werf
Full name
Mark Van der Werf
Born
1968 (age 58)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#903
World Ranking
2381
Classical
2387
Rapid
2337
Blitz

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (14 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (9 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (8 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (6 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (17 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (17 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (16 games)
Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation (10 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order (9 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Mark van der Werf
Imanol Leorato
1-0 43 2025
Mark van der Werf (2467)
Alfonso Llorente Zaro (2856)
1-0 50 2025
Mark van der Werf (2416)
Pierre Olivier (2152)
1-0 39 2025
Mark van der Werf (2388)
Siem Van Dael (2271)
1-0 59 2025
Mark van der Werf (2433)
Abigail Zhou (2295)
1-0 53 2025
Mark van der Werf (2411)
Niklas Schmider (2588)
1-0 37 2025
Mark van der Werf (2443)
Jack Mizzi (2571)
1-0 28 2025
Mark van der Werf (2398)
Stanislav Bukreev (2329)
1-0 37 2025
Mark van der Werf (2398)
Jungbin Lee (1788)
1-0 33 2025
Mark van der Werf (2398)
Hrdya Dinanath (2052)
1-0 41 2025
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