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Van der Poel, Henk

Standard: 2164 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1002449 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NED Sex: M Birth Year: 1958 Age: 68
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 21 Wins: 8 (38%) Draws: 4 (19%) Losses: 8 (38%) Other: 1
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Dossier

21 of 21 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.1%
Opened e4: 8/8
Castled kingside: 11Same-side castling: 9Castled queenside: 3Opposite-side castling: 2Did not castle: 2
Played in the center: 10Played on the kingside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 2
Active pieces: 14Initiated exchanges: 11Kept the bishop pair: 11Sacrificed material: 10Isolated pawn: 9Space advantage: 9Backward pawn: 4Avoided exchanges: 3Played gambits: 2Missed tactics: 2
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Openings

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As White 8 games 5W 0D 3L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Early Deviations 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Byrne Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 8 games 2W 4D 2L
English Opening 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 94

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

2025.07.27 · 46. Bc5 (−46.2% win chance) 1-0
Blok, Michiel
Van der Poel, Henk
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2023.07.21 · 26... Bxb5 (−42.1% win chance) 1-0
Henk Van der Poel
Enrico Vroombout
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2023.07.16 · 18. Rdg1 (−37.8% win chance) *
Robin Butzen
Henk Van der Poel
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2025.07.27 · 53. Rc6+ (−37.5% win chance) 1-0
Blok, Michiel
Van der Poel, Henk
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves