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Pieter Bierkens

Full name

Pieter Bierkens

Born

Jan 1, 1967 (age 56)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (2 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (2 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (2 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (1 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Alekhine Variation with 7...Bd6 (1 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (3 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin, Main Line (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Pieter Bierkens (2096) Daniel Howard Fernandez (2466)	0-1	40	2021
Pieter Bierkens (2136) Max Illingworth (2506)	0-1	48	2015
Pieter Bierkens (2128) Lawrence Kaufman (2347)	1-0	63	2013
Pieter Bierkens (2137) Nick de Firmian (2546)	0-1	47	2011
Pieter Bierkens (2154) Mikheil Kekelidze (2459)	0-1	33	2011
Pieter Bierkens (2154) Vladimir Romanenko (2471)	0-1	35	2011
Pieter Bierkens (2170) Jonathan Tayar (2293)	0-1	45	2008
Pieter Bierkens (2178) David Filipovich (2208)	½-½	42	2008
Pieter Bierkens (2250) Ervin Matthew (2145)	1-0	23	2003
Pieter Bierkens (2250) John C Fernandez (2138)	½-½	62	2003

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