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Jan Van Mechelen

Number of games in database: 57
Years covered: 1994 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2114 (2165 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2308
Overall record: +16 -23 =18 (43.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
A07 King's Indian Attack (7 games)
B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (2 games)
A10 English (2 games)
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (2 games)
A15 English (2 games)
E92 King's Indian (2 games)
C53 Giuoco Piano (2 games)
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bruges Masters Open
   J Van Mechelen vs M van Batenburg (Aug-14-24) 1/2-1/2
   J Van Mechelen vs J Thakoerdien (Aug-12-24) 0-1
   S Godley vs J Van Mechelen (Jan-11-21) 1-0
   D Voet vs J Van Mechelen (Aug-27-17) 0-1
   Y Mengerink vs J Van Mechelen (Aug-26-17) 1-0

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JAN VAN MECHELEN
(born Jul-31-1966, 59 years old) Belgium

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 57  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Van Mechelen vs M Golubev  ½-½321994Leuven opA07 King's Indian Attack
2. Ljubojevic vs J Van Mechelen  ½-½491994Lost Boys OpenB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. J Van Mechelen vs P K Wells  ½-½421994Lost Boys OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
4. R Ziatdinov vs J Van Mechelen  1-0561994Lost Boys OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. J Van Mechelen vs P Vandevoort  1-0401994Lost Boys OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
6. J Hector vs J Van Mechelen  1-0251994Lost Boys OpenD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
7. J Van Mechelen vs R Weemaes  0-1301994Lost Boys OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
8. P Claesen vs J Van Mechelen  1-0281994Lost Boys OpenA16 English
9. L Christiansen vs J Van Mechelen  1-0341995Antwerp OpenE77 King's Indian
10. Khenkin vs J Van Mechelen  1-0411995Antwerp OpenA61 Benoni
11. J Van Mechelen vs M Bosboom  0-1541996Gent op 19thB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. J Van Mechelen vs P Claesen  0-1141997Lost Boys OpenD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
13. A Gershon vs J Van Mechelen  1-0331997Lost Boys OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. A Fuderer vs J Van Mechelen  0-1251998BEL-chT 9899A21 English
15. J Van Mechelen vs G Kern  1-0651998BEL-chT 9798A07 King's Indian Attack
16. J Piket vs J Van Mechelen  1-0421998Lost Boys OpenE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
17. J Van Mechelen vs M de Wit  ½-½142001Belgian Team Championship 2000/01C78 Ruy Lopez
18. M Jadoul vs J Van Mechelen  1-0182001Belgian Team Championship 2000/01A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
19. J Van Mechelen vs M Van Herck  ½-½112001Belgian Team Championship 2000/01B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
20. J Van Mechelen vs A Baert  ½-½302001Belgian Team Championship 2000/01A07 King's Indian Attack
21. E Goossens vs J Van Mechelen  ½-½462001Belgian Team Championship 2000/01E92 King's Indian
22. J Van Mechelen vs V Chuchelov  0-1252001ch-BELA07 King's Indian Attack
23. A Dgebuadze vs J Van Mechelen  ½-½362001ch-BELA10 English
24. J Van Mechelen vs J Claesen  ½-½282001ch-BELA40 Queen's Pawn Game
25. M Dutreeuw vs J Van Mechelen  ½-½192001ch-BELC18 French, Winawer
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