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Nathanael Spaan

Nathanael Spaan
Full name
Nathanael Spaan
Born
1964 (age 62)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2059
Classical
2089
Rapid
1942
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz Variation (2 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Van der Wiel Attack (2 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Evans Accepted, Anderssen Variation, Cordel Line (2 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (2 games)
French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (5 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (2 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen, Modern Line (2 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Kim Le Quang (2301)
Nathanael Spaan (2098)
0-1 35 2017
Nathanael Spaan (2098)
Xavier Mastalerz (2224)
½-½ 24 2016
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
Patrick Zelbel (2432)
0-1 34 2016
Norbert Coenen (2300)
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
0-1 37 2016
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
Tieme Verlinde (2294)
½-½ 73 2015
Johan Goormachtigh (2211)
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
½-½ 26 2015
Michael Buscher (2392)
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
1-0 40 2015
Cemil Gulbas (2364)
Nathanael Spaan (2119)
1-0 52 2015
Nathanael Spaan (2188)
Fabrice Wantiez (2366)
1-0 65 2013
Marcel Van Herck (2107)
Nathanael Spaan (2205)
½-½ 56 2013
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