Player profile
Smekens, Ruben
Dossier
7 of 9 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 90.2%
Opened e4: 3/3
Same-side castling: 6Castled kingside: 5Castled queenside: 2
Fianchettoed kingside: 4Played on the queenside: 3Fianchettoed queenside: 2Played in the center: 1Played on the kingside: 1
Active pieces: 5Kept the bishop pair: 5Isolated pawn: 4Sacrificed material: 4Initiated exchanges: 4Backward pawn: 3Space advantage: 3Avoided exchanges: 2Missed tactics: 1Played gambits: 1
Openings
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As White 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Sicilian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Winawer Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Portisch-Hook Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 4 games 1W 2D 1L
Pterodactyl Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Eastern 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rhamphorhynchus
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Wahls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smyslov Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Blunders Top 4 of 34
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Games Showing all 9 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.05.16 | Round 7: Maes, Tibo - Smekens, Ruben | 7.6 | 2026.05.16 Maes, Tibo (231274) (2068) | 1 | 83.90% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 | |
| 2026.05.16 | Round 6: Smekens, Ruben - Van Hecke, Bert | 6.6 | 2026.05.16 Van Hecke, Bert (279382) (2013) | 1 | 90.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2026.05.15 | Round 4: Carpentier, Jannes - Smekens, Ruben | 4.6 | 2026.05.15 Carpentier, Jannes (235059) (2108) | ½ | 89.50% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 | |
| 2026.05.14 | Round 3: Smekens, Ruben - Ashrafi, Sulaiman Ahmad | 3.5 | 2026.05.14 Ashrafi, Sulaiman Ahmad (11701137) (2043) | ½ | - | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 | |
| 2026.05.14 | Round 1: Smekens, Ruben - Dauw, Sterre | 1.3 | 2026.05.14 Dauw, Sterre (248886) (2277) | 0 | - | 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 | |
| 2026.05.07 | Luc Winants Memorial Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 | 1.1 | 2026.05.07 Onyshchuk, Volodymyr (14114038) (2640) | 0 | 83.50% | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 | |
| 2025.07.20 | Round 4: Smekens, Ruben - Maerevoet, Sim | 4.10 | 2025.07.20 Maerevoet, Sim (241725) (2454) | ½ | 95.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 | |
| 2025.07.20 | Round 3: Helmer, Jan - Smekens, Ruben | 3.11 | 2025.07.20 Helmer, Jan (12956686) (2213) | ½ | 91.40% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 | |
| 2024.07.21 | Round 3: Smekens, Ruben - Ruzhansky, Elias | 3.10 | 2024.07.21 Ruzhansky, Elias (472824) (2242) | ½ | 98.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 |