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FM Roel Goossens

Roel Goossens
Full name
Roel Goossens
Born
1986 (age 40)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Belgium
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2365
Classical

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack (1 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (1 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical, Hedgehog Defense (1 games)
English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (1 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort, Chigorin Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense (3 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Grünfeld Defense (2 games)
Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Defense (1 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Classical, Spassky Variation (1 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Roel Goossens (2212)
Paul Velten (2482)
½-½ 46 2018
Roel Goossens (2093)
Frank Erwich (2328)
1-0 41 2014
Roel Goossens (2093)
Peter J Sowray (2325)
1-0 32 2014
Roel Goossens (2093)
Steven Geirnaert (2419)
½-½ 42 2014
Roel Goossens (2093)
Benoit Taddei (2348)
½-½ 29 2014
Patrick Zelbel (2410)
Roel Goossens (2093)
1-0 24 2014
Arben Dardha (2272)
Roel Goossens (2093)
1-0 22 2014
Stefan Colijn (2254)
Roel Goossens (2093)
½-½ 33 2014
Roel Goossens (2088)
Stephen H Berry (2311)
1-0 36 2013
Roel Goossens (2088)
Steven Geirnaert (2410)
½-½ 45 2013
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