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IM Alexander Van Beek

Full name

Alexander Van Beek

Born

1/1/1981 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (4 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (4 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense (5 games)

Ruy López Opening: Berlin Defense (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (4 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Van Beek (2304) Volodar Murzin (2648)	0-1	59	2024
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Pieter Roggeveen (2246)	1-0	56	2019
Alexander Van Beek (2290) Simon Elgersma (2153)	1-0	22	2019
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Evaggelia Karavitaki (1828)	1-0	52	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Herve Lalouette (1681)	1-0	13	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2273) Joris Brenninkmeijer (2501)	0-1	47	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Rob Schoorl (2261)	0-1	35	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Flemming Christenson (2202)	½-½	51	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2281) Ljubisa Andonovski (2287)	½-½	71	2018
Alexander Van Beek (2273) Simon Elgersma (2147)	1-0	18	2017

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