Player profile

Van Delft, Merijn

Standard: 2337 Rapid: 2372 Blitz: 2381 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1004670 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NED Sex: M Birth Year: 1979 Age: 47
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 92 Wins: 36 (39%) Draws: 39 (42%) Losses: 16 (17%) Other: 1
Dossier

89 of 92 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.4%
Opened e4: 24/27Opened c4: 1/27Opened d4: 1/27Opened Nf3: 1/27
Castled kingside: 48Same-side castling: 45Castled queenside: 10Did not castle: 7Opposite-side castling: 6
Fianchettoed kingside: 36Played in the center: 21Played on the queenside: 21Played on the kingside: 19Fianchettoed queenside: 17
Active pieces: 44Initiated exchanges: 42Backward pawn: 42Kept the bishop pair: 37Space advantage: 33Sacrificed material: 29Isolated pawn: 25Missed tactics: 18Avoided exchanges: 11Accepted short draws: 8
Openings

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As White 27 games 12W 7D 8L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 4W 2D 3L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Zagreb Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variations 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Koch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Classical Variation 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Main Line 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Morphy Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schliemann Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smyslov-Breyer-Zaitsev Hybrid 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anti-Berlin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rat Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Accelerated Gurgenidze 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Konstantinopolsky 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Invitation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 41 games 13W 23D 5L
Sicilian Defense 16 games 6W 10D 0L
Moscow Variation 7 games 1W 6D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Main Line 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Najdorf Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Zagreb Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Adams Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scheveningen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Attack, with Qd2 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mengarini Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 15 games 5W 8D 2L
Orthodox Variation 4 games 1W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gligoric-Taimanov System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrosian Variation 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Stein Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Rare Defenses 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Normal Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Karpov System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Symmetrical Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Przepiorka Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
London System, with Be2 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.07.17 · 59... Ke6 (−65.6% win chance) *
Merijn Van Delft
Sierk Kanis
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2026.09.09 · 47... Qg1 (−45% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Van Delft, Merijn
De Winter, Arthur
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2026.08.04 · 36. Nxc5 (−43.6% win chance) 0-1
Coenen, Eduard
Van Delft, Merijn
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2024.09.14 · 20... Qa5 (−40% win chance) 0-1
Van Delft, Merijn
Admiraal, Miguoel
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Games Showing all 92 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves