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Karel Van der Weide
Number of games in database: 177
Years covered: 1988 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2462
Highest rating achieved in database: 2512
Overall record: +54 -58 =65 (48.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (33)      B33 B43 B90 B32 B52  French Defense (15)      C18 C11 C00 C19 C16  Scotch Game (10)      C45  French Winawer (9)      C18 C19 C16  Ruy Lopez (8)      C69 C65 C60  French (6)      C11 C00	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (43)      B22 B32 B31 B90 B63  King's Indian (10)      E60 E91 E62 E97 E69  Modern Benoni (9)      A58 A59 A57 A67  Benko Gambit (8)      A58 A59 A57  Sicilian Najdorf (7)      B90 B92 B94 B96  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6)      B63 B65 B62

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Bensdorp vs K Van der Weide, 2006 1/2-1/2

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KAREL VAN DER WEIDE (born Aug-11-1973) Netherlands [what is this?]

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Van der Weide vs H P Garcia   0-1 28 1988 Nederland (Active Chess) B24 Sicilian, Closed 2. F Kuijpers vs K Van der Weide   1-0 21 1992 NED-chT C10 French 3. K Van der Weide vs G Timmerman   0-1 44 1992 NED-chT A00 Uncommon Opening 4. G Savchenko vs K Van der Weide   1-0 32 1993 Groningen Chess Festival; GM open E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 5. B Rechel vs K Van der Weide   0-1 32 1993 Groningen Chess Festival; GM open C10 French 6. K Van der Weide vs G Milos   0-1 34 1994 It (open) A04 Reti Opening 7. Van der Wiel vs K Van der Weide   1-0 49 1994 Leeuwarden op B32 Sicilian 8. K Van der Weide vs Barsov   0-1 45 1995 Gent op 18th C00 French Defense 9. K Van der Weide vs E Van Der Schilden   1-0 40 1996 AKN A04 Reti Opening 10. K Van der Weide vs Ehlvest   ½-½ 37 1996 AKN B06 Robatsch 11. Shaked vs K Van der Weide   0-1 44 1996 Groningen open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 12. V Beim vs K Van der Weide   ½-½ 30 1996 Dieren op E60 King's Indian Defense 13. W Martens vs K Van der Weide   0-1 33 1996 AKN B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 14. A Blees vs K Van der Weide   0-1 39 1996 AKN E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 15. K Van der Weide vs Ye Rongguang   1-0 13 1996 AKN C47 Four Knights 16. M E Van Wissen vs K Van der Weide   0-1 32 1996 AKN A53 Old Indian 17. K Van der Weide vs Kharlov   ½-½ 44 1997 Leeuwarden op A04 Reti Opening 18. Nijboer vs K Van der Weide   1-0 35 1997 NLD-ch C10 French 19. L Riemersma vs K Van der Weide   1-0 38 1997 NLD-ch A55 Old Indian, Main line 20. K Van der Weide vs Sosonko   0-1 48 1997 NLD-ch B50 Sicilian 21. P Nikolic vs K Van der Weide   1-0 42 1997 NLD-ch E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 22. Barsov vs K Van der Weide   1-0 47 1997 VAM Hoogeveen op A48 King's Indian 23. I Sokolov vs K Van der Weide   1-0 52 1997 NLD-ch E91 King's Indian 24. K Van der Weide vs Van der Sterren   ½-½ 44 1997 NLD-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 25. K Van der Weide vs Piket   0-1 40 1997 NLD-ch B06 Robatsch  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Van der Weide wins | Van der Weide loses

Jan-18-06    dakgootje: his elo-rating is better, however according to this picture, my hair is better... Aug-10-06    BIDMONFA: Karel Van der Weide VAN DER WEIDE, Karel http://www.bidmonfa.com/van_der_wei... _ Apr-22-09    myschkin: . . . Welkom op de officiële website van Grootmeester Karel Van Der Weide: http://www.karelvanderweide.nl/ . Bio (in English): http://www.jeremysilman.com/chess_o... Aug-11-09    wordfunph: "Here is some good advice for all women who cannot get a man: just join a chess club (any chess club will do). Even if you are as ugly as hell, and have a bottom like an elephant, it does not matter. Success is guaranteed." GM Karel Van der Weide Happy Birthday GM Karel!

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