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Van Gaalen, Jakob

Standard: 1754 Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 1084003 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NED Sex: M Birth Year: 1996 Age: 30
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 8 Wins: 4 (50%) Draws: 0 (0%) Losses: 4 (50%)
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Dossier

7 of 8 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 82.5%
Opened e4: 5/5
Castled kingside: 6Same-side castling: 6Castled queenside: 1Opposite-side castling: 1
Played in the center: 4Played on the kingside: 2Played on the queenside: 1Fianchettoed kingside: 1
Sacrificed material: 7Kept the bishop pair: 6Active pieces: 5Initiated exchanges: 4Backward pawn: 3Isolated pawn: 3Space advantage: 3Played gambits: 2Missed tactics: 2Avoided exchanges: 2
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As White 5 games 3W 0D 2L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Schlechter Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Quiet System, Parma Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Berlin Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
French Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 29

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

2026.07.18 · 32... Qxf4 (−72.8% win chance) 1-0
Van Gaalen, Jakob
Saricicek, Bilal Eren
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2026.07.19 · 25. Qe1 (−61.7% win chance) 0-1
Van der Velden, Rens
Van Gaalen, Jakob
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2026.07.19 · 16. Be3 (−27.5% win chance) 0-1
Van der Velden, Rens
Van Gaalen, Jakob
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2024.12.28 · 30. Qh4 (−26.9% win chance) 0-1
Supplieth, Peter
Van Gaalen, Jakob
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Games Showing all 8 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves