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GM Sipke Ernst

Sipke Ernst

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Full name

Sipke Ernst

Born

Jan 8, 1979 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Dantumadiel, Netherlands

Federation

Netherlands

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 (2514) Nick Maatman (2345)	1-0	46	2023
Sipke Ernst (2514) Roger Labruyere (2169)	1-0	37	2023
Sipke Ernst (2514) Daniel Fischer (2307)	1-0	44	2023
Sipke Ernst (2539) Dimitri Reinderman (2589)	1-0	25	2023
Sipke Ernst (2551) Melvin Holwijn (1931)	1-0	58	2023
Sipke Ernst (2551) Onno Elgersma (2266)	1-0	37	2023
Sipke Ernst (2551) Rob Schoorl (2357)	1-0	51	2023
Sipke Ernst (2659) Nikita Matinian (2713)	0-1	77	2023
Sipke Ernst (2654) Sanan Sjugirov (2975)	0-1	29	2023
Sipke Ernst (2539) Jorden van Foreest (2693)	0-1	27	2023

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