IM Merijn van Delft Full name Merijn Van Delft Born 1979 (age 47) Place of birth Federation Netherlands Profiles #2518 World Ranking 2358 Classical 2372 Rapid 2379 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (14 games) Modern Defense: Standard Line (13 games) French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (11 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (10 games) Black Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (15 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Anti-Sozin Variation (15 games) Slav Defense (14 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (12 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (11 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Merijn van Delft (2358) Roger Labruyere (2202) 1-0 49 2026 Merijn van Delft (2358) Oscar Zecha (2181) 1-0 69 2026 Merijn van Delft (2358) Sourav Bhattacharjee (2188) ½-½ 17 2026 Cor Croese (2095) Merijn van Delft (2358) 0-1 25 2026 Philippe Krylov (2140) Merijn van Delft (2358) ½-½ 23 2026 Michael Wunnink (2187) Merijn van Delft (2358) ½-½ 17 2026 Rob Schoorl (2284) Merijn van Delft (2358) ½-½ 20 2026 Merijn van Delft (2359) Taco Van de Poel (1891) 1-0 41 2025 Merijn van Delft (2359) Leander Merz (2034) 1-0 27 2025 Merijn van Delft (2359) Thomas Beerdsen (2513) 0-1 57 2025 Show All Games