GM Sipke Ernst Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com Full name Sipke Ernst Born Jan 8, 1979 (age 47) Place of birth Dantumadiel, Netherlands Federation Netherlands Profiles #354 World Ranking 2540 Classical 2514 Rapid 2436 Blitz Rating Bio Sipke Ernst is a Dutch Grandmaster. Most Played Openings White Pieces Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (33 games) Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (29 games) Catalan Opening (25 games) Catalan Opening: Closed (22 games) Trompowsky Attack (17 games) Black Pieces English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (25 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Classical Defense (22 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin Defense (20 games) Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (19 games) Slav Defense (18 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Sipke Ernst (2540) Arthur De Winter (2455) 1-0 48 2026 Sipke Ernst (2436) Liam Vrolijk (2528) 0-1 24 2026 Sipke Ernst (2540) Liam Vrolijk (2517) ½-½ 33 2026 Sipke Ernst (2436) Liam Vrolijk (2528) ½-½ 42 2026 Liam Vrolijk (2528) Sipke Ernst (2436) 1-0 39 2026 Arthur De Winter (2455) Sipke Ernst (2540) ½-½ 47 2026 Liam Vrolijk (2517) Sipke Ernst (2540) ½-½ 34 2026 Liam Vrolijk (2528) Sipke Ernst (2436) ½-½ 41 2026 Sipke Ernst (2517) Hugo Van Hengel (2242) 1-0 47 2025 Sipke Ernst (2518) Erwin l'Ami (2618) 1-0 42 2025 Show All Games