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Merijn van Delft
M van Delft 
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Number of games in database: 305
Years covered: 1994 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2353 (2366 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +81 -96 =124 (47.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (62) 
    B42 B90 B67 B32 B43
 Ruy Lopez (34) 
    C78 C70 C63 C67 C92
 French Defense (14) 
    C18 C05 C10 C03 C04
 Caro-Kann (13) 
    B18 B15 B17 B14 B10
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (13) 
    B67 B65 B62 B60 B63
 Sicilian Kan (11) 
    B42 B43
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (54) 
    B57 B90 B22 B63 B23
 King's Indian (25) 
    E81 E63 E97 E77 E70
 Caro-Kann (21) 
    B18 B12 B13 B10 B14
 Slav (11) 
    D12 D10 D17 D15 D13
 Sicilian Najdorf (9) 
    B90 B92 B93
 Semi-Slav (8) 
    D43 D45 D44
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   B Eikelboom vs M van Delft, 2000 0-1
   L Zimmermann vs M van Delft, 2009 0-1
   B M Ochsner vs M van Delft, 2013 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   3rd Batavia-Grolsch (2011)
   Dutch League 2023/24 (2023)
   16th Unive Open (2012)
   Hogeschool Zeeland Open (1998)
   11th Essent Open (2007)
   Dutch Open (1998)
   Dutch Open (2000)
   13th Unive Tournament (Open) (2009)
   VAM Hoogeveen Open (1999)
   Dutch Open (1999)
   Amsterdam Lost Boys Open (1998)
   Amsterdam Lost Boys Open (2000)
   Queenstown Classic (2009)
   European Club Cup (2011)
   Bundesliga 2013/14 (2013)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Dutch League 2023/24
   A de Winter vs M van Delft (Apr-20-24) 1/2-1/2
   M van Delft vs S Ernst (Mar-23-24) 1/2-1/2
   M van Delft vs H ten Hertog (Mar-02-24) 1-0
   K Pham vs M van Delft (Feb-03-24) 1/2-1/2
   V Kunin vs M van Delft (Dec-16-23) 0-1

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MERIJN VAN DELFT
(born Mar-13-1979, 46 years old) Netherlands

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He is an IM and a FIDE Trainer.

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 305  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Dambacher vs M van Delft  1-0301994NED-ch U16B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
2. E Liss vs M van Delft  1-0221995Leeuwarden OpenB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
3. K Mah vs M van Delft  1-0331995World Championship U16 (boys)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
4. H Erturan vs M van Delft  0-1351995World Championship U16 (boys)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. M van Delft vs L E Johannessen  0-1451995World Championship U16 (boys)C18 French, Winawer
6. L Andrade vs M van Delft  0-1641995World Championship U16 (boys)A16 English
7. M van Delft vs D Prasenjit  1-0761995World Championship U16 (boys)B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
8. M Lou vs M van Delft  1-0411995World Championship U16 (boys)E90 King's Indian
9. M van Delft vs M Castiglione  1-0371995World Championship U16 (boys)A07 King's Indian Attack
10. M van Delft vs E Bastidas Rodriguez  0-1621995World Championship U16 (boys)B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
11. M van Delft vs I Sorkin  1-0351995World Championship U16 (boys)B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
12. P Blehm vs M van Delft  1-0351995World Championship U16 (boys)B56 Sicilian
13. M van Delft vs B Kohlweyer  0-1361996NED-chT 9697B40 Sicilian
14. M van Delft vs I Jelen  1-0361996Groningen OpenB33 Sicilian
15. T Bromann vs M van Delft  ½-½151997DEN-ch int U18B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
16. M van Delft vs S Ernst  ½-½291997NED-ch U18C47 Four Knights
17. A Galkin vs M van Delft  1-0471997Groningen OpenB58 Sicilian
18. M van Delft vs K Schiffer  ½-½251997Groningen OpenC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
19. M van Delft vs M Bosboom  0-1341998Haarlem AKN opE91 King's Indian
20. J Jens vs M van Delft  ½-½571998Haarlem AKN opB57 Sicilian
21. M van Delft vs S Ernst  ½-½141998NED-ch U20C46 Three Knights
22. J Bosch vs M van Delft  1-0241998Dutch OpenB57 Sicilian
23. M van Delft vs M Bosboom  1-0391998Dutch OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
24. P Wilschut vs M van Delft  0-1311998Dutch OpenA16 English
25. M van Delft vs Z Peng  0-1901998Dutch OpenB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
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Jan-08-14  BIDMONFA: Merijn Van Delft

VAN DELFT, Merijn
http://www.bidmonfa.com/van_delft_m...
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Jan-11-14  Refused: Good luck at Wijk (B), Merijn.
Jan-11-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: I'm so relieved he survived that gunpowder explosion.

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