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Rob Van der Plas

Rob Van der Plas
Full name
Rob Van der Plas
Born
1967 (age 59)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#5388
World Ranking
2130
Classical

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns, Main Line (2 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Four Pawns Attack (2 games)
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (1 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation (1 games)
Queen's Gambit Accepted (1 games)
Black Pieces
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (2 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (1 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense, Double Fianchetto Variation (1 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vītoliņš Variation (1 games)
English Opening: Agincourt, Kurajica Defense (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Rob Van der Plas (2165)
Mikael Johann Karlsson (1835)
1-0 36 2011
Rob Van der Plas (2165)
Yuriy Kuzubov (2627)
0-1 25 2011
Eesha Karavade (2330)
Rob Van der Plas (2165)
1-0 26 2011
Rob Van der Plas (2173)
Boris Maryasin (2340)
½-½ 28 2010
Rob Van der Plas (2173)
Klaus Opl (2360)
½-½ 49 2010
Maxim Chetverik (2351)
Rob Van der Plas (2173)
1-0 28 2010
Mark Safjanowski (2293)
Rob Van der Plas (2173)
½-½ 20 2010
Rob Van der Plas (2152)
Erik van den Doel (2566)
0-1 50 2009
Colin A Costello (2029)
Rob Van der Plas (2218)
½-½ 20 2006
Rob Van der Plas (2211)
Bruno Jelic (2104)
1-0 26 2005
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