Player profile

Van der Werf, Mark

Standard: 2377 Rapid: 2387 Blitz: 2337 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1000470 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NED Sex: M Birth Year: 1968 Age: 58
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 110 Wins: 38 (35%) Draws: 52 (47%) Losses: 20 (18%)
Dossier

99 of 110 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.8%
Opened d4: 40/46Opened c4: 4/46Opened e4: 1/46Opened Nf3: 1/46
Castled kingside: 78Same-side castling: 73Castled queenside: 5Opposite-side castling: 4Did not castle: 4
Played in the center: 31Played on the kingside: 22Played on the queenside: 21Fianchettoed kingside: 18Fianchettoed queenside: 17
Active pieces: 64Kept the bishop pair: 52Initiated exchanges: 50Space advantage: 49Sacrificed material: 46Isolated pawn: 43Backward pawn: 35Missed tactics: 20Avoided exchanges: 18Accepted short draws: 12
Openings

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As White 52 games 21W 25D 6L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 10 games 2W 6D 2L
Normal Variation 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Botvinnik System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Gligoric System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
St. Petersburg Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Fischer Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
American Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rubinstein System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Hübner Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 10 games 4W 6D 0L
Exchange Variation 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Positional Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Orthodox Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Swiss, Carlsbad Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 6 games 3W 3D 0L
Orthodox Variation 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Glek Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 5 games 2W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Czech Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Old Benoni 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrosian System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 2 games 0W 1D 1L
King's English Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Benko Gambit Accepted 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Modern Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Russian Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Budapest Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fajarowicz Defense, Bonsdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wade Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Polish Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 46 games 15W 21D 10L
Ruy Lopez 9 games 2W 7D 0L
Closed 6 games 2W 4D 0L
Pilnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Exchange 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Martinez Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Marshall 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zaitsev System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Morphy Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Anderssen Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Duras Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 6 games 0W 3D 3L
Giuoco Pianissimo 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Italian Four Knights Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Normal 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 6 games 1W 3D 2L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
New York Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Czerniak Defense, Tal Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Knight's Tour Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Kmoch Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Noa Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Benko 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Spielmann-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Colle System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bishop's Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Vienna Hybrid 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Spielmann Attack 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mieses Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hungarian Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gunsberg Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Rat 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Vienna Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 308

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.09.02 · 65... Ke5 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1
Van der Werf, Mark
Mrva, Martin
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2026.05.24 · 48... Re5 (−39.5% win chance) 1-0
Van der Werf, Mark
Slagboom, Leandro
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2023.01.25 · 53... Rxa4 (−38.5% win chance) 1-0
van der Werf, Mark
Zwirs, Nico
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2025.11.01 · 31. b4 (−35.7% win chance) 0-1
Bugayev, Vladimir
Van der Werf, Mark
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Games Showing all 110 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves