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IM Rudy van Wessel

Rudy van Wessel
Full name
Rudy Van Wessel
Born
1973 (age 53)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Netherlands
Profiles
#944
World Ranking
2377
Classical
2276
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (4 games)
French Defense: Tarrasch, Closed (4 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (4 games)
Slav Defense (3 games)
Black Pieces
Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (9 games)
English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack (8 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (8 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Classical Defense (7 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Casper Schoppen (2552)
Rudy van Wessel (2371)
0-1 45 2025
Daniel Hausrath (2445)
Rudy van Wessel (2374)
½-½ 20 2025
Rudy van Wessel (2366)
Bobby Cheng (2596)
1-0 43 2024
Frank Agter (2245)
Rudy van Wessel (2362)
0-1 51 2024
Bertalan Bokorovics (2234)
Rudy van Wessel (2366)
½-½ 12 2024
Xander Wemmers (2353)
Rudy van Wessel (2368)
½-½ 30 2023
Rudy van Wessel (2408)
Anna-Maja Kazarian (2180)
1-0 40 2018
Rudy van Wessel (2408)
Armen Hachijan (2288)
½-½ 39 2018
Rudy van Wessel (2402)
Ivo Wantola (2319)
½-½ 47 2018
Wouter Spoelman (2586)
Rudy van Wessel (2408)
1-0 28 2018
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