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FM Raoul Van Ketel

Raoul Van Ketel
Full name
Raoul Van Ketel
Born
1971 (age 55)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2234
Classical
2288
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Slav Defense (10 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation (9 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (6 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns Attack (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (5 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: Rubinstein, Blackburne Defense (12 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (8 games)
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (5 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (4 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Accepted (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Raoul Van Ketel (2191)
Gosta Svenn (2301)
½-½ 47 2025
Raoul Van Ketel (2191)
Mark van der Werf (2395)
½-½ 41 2025
Raoul Van Ketel (2191)
Maksim Novik (2378)
0-1 14 2025
Fabrizio Bellia (2390)
Raoul Van Ketel (2191)
½-½ 29 2025
Alexandre Qashashvili (2505)
Raoul Van Ketel (2191)
1-0 38 2025
Raoul Van Ketel (2231)
Robert C Noyce (2132)
1-0 25 2024
Raoul Van Ketel (2228)
Maaike Keetman (2133)
1-0 28 2024
Raoul Van Ketel (2231)
Chris R Duncan (2158)
1-0 68 2024
Raoul Van Ketel (2231)
Bogdan Podlesnik (2280)
0-1 29 2024
Raoul Van Ketel (2231)
Laszlo Krizsany (2334)
½-½ 25 2024
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