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Nathanael Spaan

Full name

Nathanael Spaan

Born

1/1/1964 (age 60)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

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
Nathanael Spaan (2098) Xavier Mastalerz (2224)	½-½	24	2016
Nathanael Spaan (2119) Patrick Zelbel (2432)	0-1	34	2016
Nathanael Spaan (2119) Tieme Verlinde (2294)	½-½	73	2015
Nathanael Spaan (2188) Fabrice Wantiez (2366)	1-0	65	2013
Nathanael Spaan (2209) Kim Le Quang (2326)	1-0	58	2012
Nathanael Spaan (2206) Vincent Blom (2119)	1-0	59	2012
Nathanael Spaan (2206) Subramanian Arun Prasad (2518)	½-½	29	2012
Nathanael Spaan (2206) Edwin van Haastert (2440)	0-1	27	2012
Nathanael Spaan (2206) Richard Vedder (2283)	0-1	44	2012
Nathanael Spaan (2209) Frank Erwich (2365)	0-1	31	2012

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Live Chess Ratings

Tiviakov and Popovic winners in Leiden and Amsterdam

Two strong Dutch opens

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