Player profile
Van Baar, Esper
Dossier
21 of 23 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.2%
Opened e4: 5/8Opened Nf3: 2/8Opened c4: 1/8
Castled kingside: 8Same-side castling: 8Did not castle: 3Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 2
Played in the center: 5Played on the kingside: 4Fianchettoed kingside: 3Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 2
Initiated exchanges: 10Active pieces: 10Kept the bishop pair: 8Space advantage: 7Isolated pawn: 6Sacrificed material: 6Backward pawn: 2Missed tactics: 2Avoided exchanges: 1
Openings
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As White 8 games 4W 0D 4L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Moscow Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Main Line
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine-Maróczy Gambit
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
English Opening 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Réti Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with g3
1 game
1W
0D
0L
As Black 6 games 3W 1D 2L
Slav Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Quiet Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schallopp Defense
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Open 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Scotch Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 100
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 23 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.06.28 | Round 4: Heus, Daan - Van Baar, Esper | 4.10 | 2026.06.28 Heus, Daan (40103757) (2053) | 0 | - | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 | |
| 2026.06.27 | Round 2: Rogozyanskiy, Alexander - Van Baar, Esper | 2.9 | 2026.06.27 Rogozyanskiy, Alexander (1092138) (2056) | 1 | 95.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 | |
| 2026.06.21 | Round 3: Van Baar, Esper - Vandenbussche, Thibaut | 3.1 | 2026.06.21 Vandenbussche, Thibaut (204412) (2397) | 0 | 82.30% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 | 3.9 | 2025.10.25 Sari, Yasin (6320902) (2320) | 0 | 86.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 | |
| 2024.11.02 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2024 | 4.1 | 2024.11.02 Grutter, Tim (1057472) (2352) | 0 | 86.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 | |
| 2024.11.02 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2024 | 3.3 | 2024.11.02 Van Doren, Bas (1048503) (2140) | 1 | 92.90% | 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 | |
| 2024.08.04 | Round 3: Van Baar, Esper - Pavlidis, Antonios | 3.4 | 2024.08.04 Pavlidis, Antonios (4212312) (2566) | 0 | 86.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2024.07.21 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 9.2 | 2024.07.21 Van Roon, Sjoerd (1051075) (2279) | 1 | 94.70% | 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.20 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 8.1 | 2024.07.20 Ritzerveld, Noah (1085760) (2181) | 1 | 98.20% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.19 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 7.4 | 2024.07.19 Blees, Albert (1000217) (2307) | 1 | 93.40% | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.18 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 6.7 | 2024.07.18 Duson, Robin (1055038) (2148) | 1 | 93.30% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.17 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 5.11 | 2024.07.17 Den Heijer, Rolinde (1068300) (1966) | 1 | 92.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | |
| 2024.07.15 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 3.8 | 2024.07.15 Kanis, Sierk (1056859) (2105) | 0 | 81.00% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 | |
| 2024.07.14 | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 2.8 | 2024.07.14 Aravindhan, Achyuth (1084216) (2094) | ½ | 89.70% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| 2023.10.29 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2023 - A & B | 5.4 | 2023.10.29 Schippers, Maurice (1004735) (2219) | 0 | 92.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2023.10.27 | Amsterdam Chess Open 2023 - A & B | 2.1 | 2023.10.27 Brink, Barry (1009451) (2378) | ½ | 86.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 | |
| ????.??.?? | Amsterdam Science Park 2024 | 1.10 | ????.??.?? Van der Werve, Paul (1050168) (2016) | * | 96.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 | |
| Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 | 2.9 | Mirza, Diana (2503999) (2000) | ½ | 92.30% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 | ||
| Oscar Romero Open Hoorns Kampioenschap 2025 | 1.7 | Bik, Wouter (1037749) (2001) | ½ | - | 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 c5 3. c4 Nc6 | ||
| 2023.07.23 | Round 9: Esper Van Baar - Sven Pronk | 2023.07.23 Sven Pronk | ½ | 82.40% | 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 | ||
| 2023.07.21 | Round 7: Esper Van Baar - Yu A. Hu | 2023.07.21 Yu A. Hu | 0 | 82.10% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 | ||
| 2023.07.20 | Round 6: Albert Blees - Esper Van Baar | 2023.07.20 Albert Blees | 0 | 89.10% | 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 | ||
| 2023.07.19 | Round 5: Esper Van Baar - Arthur De Winter | 2023.07.19 Arthur De Winter | 1 | 91.20% | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 |