Photograph courtesy of Babak Zahmat.

Jan Smeets
Number of games in database: 349
Years covered: 1996 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2604
Overall record: +127 -76 =145 (57.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (74)      B90 B33 B76 B42 B84  Ruy Lopez (28)      C91 C89 C95 C92 C80  French Defense (25)      C02 C12 C10 C18 C11  Ruy Lopez, Closed (20)      C91 C89 C95 C92 C88  Scotch Game (14)      C45  Sicilian Najdorf (13)      B90 B92	With the Black pieces:  Slav (44)      D11 D12 D17 D10 D18  Sicilian (31)      B90 B22 B52 B50 B40  Semi-Slav (23)      D45 D44 D47 D43 D46  Ruy Lopez (20)      C80 C77 C78 C81 C61  Sicilian Najdorf (14)      B90 B97 B96 B91 B92  Ruy Lopez, Open (9)      C80 C81 C82

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Smeets vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2008 1-0
   J Smeets vs Short, 2008 1-0
   Mamedyarov vs J Smeets, 2005 0-1

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page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 349  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Golnev vs J Smeets 0-1 38 1996 Ch Europe cadets und C34 King's Gambit Accepted 2. A Lazar vs J Smeets   0-1 57 1998 Eu Youth bu14 C39 King's Gambit Accepted 3. J Smeets vs S Plantet   1-0 50 2000 Glorney and Faber Cup B32 Sicilian 4. M Ciprys vs J Smeets   0-1 42 2000 Glorney and Faber Cup B01 Scandinavian 5. J Smeets vs Van Landeghem,P   1-0 17 2000 Glorney and Faber Cup B01 Scandinavian 6. J Smeets vs N Frost   1-0 29 2000 Glorney and Faber Cup C02 French, Advance 7. J Smeets vs D Rogozenko   0-1 44 2001 Dutch Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. J Smeets vs H Happel   1-0 40 2001 Lost Boys Open C02 French, Advance 9. S Chapar vs J Smeets   ½-½ 24 2001 EYCC B16 D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. J Smeets vs R Bloemhard   1-0 56 2001 Dutch Open C45 Scotch Game 11. M Solleveld vs J Smeets   ½-½ 24 2001 Tch-NED C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 12. B Delafargue vs J Smeets 0-1 36 2001 Lost Boys Open C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 13. J Smeets vs G Daubenfeld   1-0 48 2001 EYCC B16 B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 14. P Stehno vs J Smeets   ½-½ 39 2001 Glorney Cup C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 15. J Smeets vs I Cheparinov   ½-½ 54 2001 WYB16 B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 16. Van Den Doel vs J Smeets   ½-½ 30 2001 Dutch Open C77 Ruy Lopez 17. B Pel vs J Smeets   0-1 23 2001 Lost Boys Open A00 Uncommon Opening 18. I Khmelniker vs J Smeets   ½-½ 29 2001 EYCC B16 D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 19. Van Tol,Leon vs J Smeets   ½-½ 67 2001 Dutch Open A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System 20. J Smeets vs T Willemze   1-0 38 2001 Tch-NED C02 French, Advance 21. J Smeets vs B Avrukh   0-1 56 2001 Lost Boys Open B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 22. A Sitnikov vs J Smeets   1-0 34 2001 EYCC B16 C53 Giuoco Piano 23. J Smeets vs Ioan Rees   1-0 23 2001 Glorney Cup B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 24. I Kukel vs J Smeets   0-1 45 2001 WYB16 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 25. J Smeets vs J Bosch   ½-½ 27 2001 Dutch Open B42 Sicilian, Kan  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 349    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Smeets wins | Smeets loses

Jan-13-06    Bobak Zahmat: This is unbelievable. Smeets is a great chess player, and at his page nobody hasn't kibitz yet. Jan-13-06    Bobak Zahmat: At the Corus Chess Tournament 2005 Smeets finished second together with Mamedyarov. He played some beautifull games. One of them was against Shak Mamedyarov. Mamedyarov vs J Smeets, 2005 Watch it and enjoy! Jun-20-06    BIDMONFA: Jan Smeets SMEETS, Jan http://www.bidmonfa.com/smeets_jan.... _ Aug-27-06    Bobak Zahmat: I guess this guy needs to improve his game before people will discuss his games. In fact, he is playing some decent chess in at Experience vs Rising Stars tournament. Good job from him to take Arkadi Naiditsch as his second. Aug-27-06    IMlday: <Bobak Zahmat> No need to fear! The whole wide world is a'watching. Aug-27-06    Bobak Zahmat: Like I have mentioned before, he played some great chess during Corus 2005, but probably that wasn't too impressive. Sep-06-06    p0ubelle: <Bobak Zahmat>This is unbelievable. Smeets is a great chess player, and at his page nobody hasn't kibitz yet. Probably,as he has competition. L'ami,Stellwagen and Werle... the young oranges or something... he is talented,though. Sep-07-06    Bobak Zahmat: Smeets is very talented player, his problem is probably his lack of results. Because he takes too much risk in his games, if he would manage to know when to push and when to slow down a bit he should turn fine. Sep-07-06    p0ubelle: he's young. well youngish he has time to improve. Just gotta work hard. i guess. Sep-08-06    Bobak Zahmat: <p0ubelle> Are you from New Zealand? Sep-10-06    p0ubelle: Am indeed! -.- kiwi~~ Are you from err Hungary? ;D Sep-11-06    Bobak Zahmat: Hungary? No man :) From Afghanistan, but I live in the Netherlands (Europe). By the way I think kiwi ROCK! Especially PETER JACKSON! THE RING IS MINE! Sep-11-06    Willem Wallekers: Is Zahmat your real name or does it mean checkmate in one of the languages of Afghanistan? Sep-12-06    Bobak Zahmat: Haha :). Yes Zahmat is my real name and no it doesn't mean checkmate. But well found it. Zahmat means brave or something in that corner. Jan-14-07    Bobak Zahmat: Wow, this guy may be as suprising as two years ago. I really didn't think he able to beat a strong GM as Sargissian. Only time well tell whether this was just a coincidence or not. Apr-13-08    Piti: well done, Jan! Apr-13-08    brankat: Congratulations Jan! Jan Smeets has been a fairly well known young GM in last 3-4 years. A strong potential. So I wonder why is there no Bio here? Aug-19-08    achieve: Very good result for Smeets at the Staunton Memorial -- strong finish! Well done, Jan!

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