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FM Niels Willems

Niels Willems
Full name
Niels Willems
Born
2001 (age 25)‎
Place of birth
Federation
France
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2388
Classical
2292
Rapid
2258
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Four Knights, Nimzowitsch Variation (2 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (1 games)
English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (1 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (1 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Defense (1 games)
Black Pieces
Caro-Kann Defense: Panov, Modern, Mieses Line (1 games)
Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Variation (1 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Defense (1 games)
Réti Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation (1 games)
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Symmetrical Defense (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Niels Willems (2284)
Alexander Krastev (2456)
½-½ 6 2026
Niels Willems (2388)
Mihnea-George Coman (2251)
1-0 59 2026
Niels Willems (2388)
Christof Koellner (2084)
1-0 57 2026
Niels Willems (2284)
Agustin Fernandez Manrique (2054)
1-0 59 2026
Niels Willems (2390)
Gustavo Ribeiro (2276)
1-0 52 2026
Niels Willems (2267)
Emil Risteski (2274)
1-0 23 2026
Niels Willems (2267)
Oliver Barnes (2032)
1-0 36 2026
Niels Willems (2267)
Korneliusz Bartczak (1942)
1-0 66 2026
Niels Willems (2390)
Lukian Hushpit (2100)
1-0 38 2026
Niels Willems (2390)
Oliver Barnes (2013)
1-0 30 2026
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