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IM Niels Ondersteijn

Niels Ondersteijn
Full name
Niels Ondersteijn
Born
1984 (age 42)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#1031
World Ranking
2367
Classical
2394
Rapid
2440
Blitz

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (11 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense (7 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (5 games)
King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (4 games)
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3 games)
Black Pieces
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (16 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (12 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (8 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (5 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
Kai-Christian Bruns (2170)
1-0 56 2026
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
Juergen Kaufeld (2204)
1-0 69 2026
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
Daniel Kupriyanov (2231)
1-0 64 2026
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
Floryan Eugene (2487)
0-1 56 2026
Pavel Eljanov (2682)
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
1-0 40 2026
Bahne Fuhrmann (2241)
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
0-1 69 2026
Julius Chittka (2279)
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
0-1 57 2026
Ronan Le Goff (2251)
Niels Ondersteijn (2367)
½-½ 48 2026
Niels Ondersteijn (2357)
S Aswath (2466)
1-0 37 2025
Niels Ondersteijn (2347)
Martin Martens (2292)
1-0 53 2025
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