Laura Bensdorp
Number of games in database: 88
Years covered: 2000 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2100
Highest rating achieved in database: 2121
Overall record: +21 -50 =17 (33.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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A80		Dutch (5 games)
C45		Scotch Game (5 games)
C00		French Defense (4 games)
A81		Dutch (3 games)
A21		English (3 games)
B06		Robatsch (3 games)
B01		Scandinavian (3 games)
C11		French (3 games)
B32		Sicilian (2 games)
B50		Sicilian (2 games)

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LAURA BENSDORP (born 1985) Netherlands [what is this?] WFM Laura Bensdorp is the twin sister of Marlies Bensdorp.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 88  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Bensdorp vs Sacha Schiermeier   0-1 36 2000 Rotterdam ch-NED sf w B32 Sicilian 2. F Snijders vs L Bensdorp   1-0 20 2001 HZ Open B56 Sicilian 3. L Bensdorp vs K Leenhouts   0-1 22 2001 HZ Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 4. L Bensdorp vs M Bensdorp   0-1 47 2001 sf ch-NED C00 French Defense 5. J De Wolf vs L Bensdorp   ½-½ 27 2001 HZ Open A48 King's Indian 6. M Bensdorp vs L Bensdorp   ½-½ 61 2001 sf ch-NED D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 7. L Bensdorp vs C Kluger   1-0 27 2001 HZ Open B06 Robatsch 8. L Bensdorp vs Robert Sanders   0-1 50 2001 HZ Open C00 French Defense 9. L Bensdorp vs J Pomes   0-1 55 2001 HZ Open C00 French Defense 10. L Bensdorp vs Leonie Beck   1-0 20 2001 NED-ch U16W C55 Two Knights Defense 11. A Van Weersel vs L Bensdorp   1-0 65 2003 Dutch Womens Championships B20 Sicilian 12. D Hamelink vs L Bensdorp   1-0 43 2003 Dutch Womens Championships B30 Sicilian 13. L Bensdorp vs A Van Weersel   ½-½ 44 2003 Dutch Womens Championships C45 Scotch Game 14. L Bensdorp vs Zhaoqin Peng   0-1 27 2003 Dutch Womens Championships C00 French Defense 15. L Bensdorp vs P Schuurman   0-1 47 2003 Dutch Womens Championships B12 Caro-Kann Defense 16. Zhaoqin Peng vs L Bensdorp   1-0 25 2003 Dutch Womens Championships D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Bosboom-Lanchava vs L Bensdorp   ½-½ 39 2003 Dutch Womens Championships D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. P Schuurman vs L Bensdorp   1-0 24 2003 Essent NK Vrouwen D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 19. L Bensdorp vs D Hamelink   1-0 50 2003 Dutch Womens Championships B42 Sicilian, Kan 20. A Van Weersel vs L Bensdorp   1-0 42 2005 Dutch Women's Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 21. L Bensdorp vs S Paridar   0-1 22 2005 World Junior Championship (Girls) B30 Sicilian 22. M Bensdorp vs L Bensdorp 1-0 24 2005 Dutch Women's Championship D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. D Pavlogianni vs L Bensdorp   0-1 49 2005 World Junior Championship (Girls) B23 Sicilian, Closed 24. P Schuurman vs L Bensdorp   1-0 116 2005 Dutch Women's Championship A81 Dutch 25. S Djukic vs L Bensdorp   ½-½ 27 2005 World Junior Championship (Girls) A81 Dutch  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 88

Dec-06-05    EmperorAtahualpa: Laura is the sister of Marlies Bensdorp. Marlies is supposedly the better player of the two, as she is seeded fifth in the Netherlands (at the time of writing), and Laura is seeded ninth. For the seeded list I am referring to, check here: http://www.schaakbond.nl/rating/pla... Dec-06-05    EmperorAtahualpa: For a picture of Laura Bensdorp, please click on the below link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... Jan-28-06    lostemperor: Hup Laura. Aanvalluh (of anders bikkelen;))! Feb-13-06    dakgootje: <Hup Laura. Aanvalluh (of anders bikkelen;))!> Gaan met die banaan -.- Feb-13-06    jamesmaskell: Why is Van Weelsel laughing...the joke is her looking at the headwear... Feb-14-06    dakgootje: <Why is Van Weelsel laughing...the joke is her looking at the headwear...> Yup thats true Apr-17-06    lostemperor: <Lautje> Hoe was 't in Turkije? Zo te zien aan de fotos was het heel gezellig (die Agterdenbos moest jullie wel hebben) ;) Ik was daar ook op vakantie in Kusadasi een paar jaar geleden. Leuk hoor! Jan-13-08    Udit Narayan: On right vs. Donna Schut: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2007/... Apr-09-08    sallom89: this is laura http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/... rated 2085. her twin sister http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/... WIM Marlies Bensdorp rated 2268 Apr-14-08    WannaBe: Future ex-wife!! http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/... Apr-14-08    WannaBe: Oh, yeah, her twin sister: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/... And the complete coverage/article: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Nov-23-08    GrahamClayton: Back in 2007 the Bensdorf sisters gave a tandem simultaneous exhibition in the Max Euwe memorial centre, located in Amsterdam. Their opponents were 14 pairs of twins! Unfortunately I do not have a record of what score the Bensdorf sisters made.

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