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Mertens, Marc

Standard: 2096 Rapid: 2088 Blitz: 2099 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4000501 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: LUX Sex: M Birth Year: 1968 Age: 58
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 43 Wins: 16 (37%) Draws: 13 (30%) Losses: 14 (33%)
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Dossier

43 of 43 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 89.2%
Opened e4: 22/22
Castled kingside: 37Same-side castling: 34Did not castle: 4Opposite-side castling: 2Castled queenside: 1
Played in the center: 18Played on the queenside: 12Fianchettoed kingside: 11Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 6
Active pieces: 36Kept the bishop pair: 24Initiated exchanges: 24Sacrificed material: 22Space advantage: 22Backward pawn: 21Isolated pawn: 20Avoided exchanges: 11Missed tactics: 11Played gambits: 2
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Openings

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As White 22 games 6W 7D 9L
Sicilian Defense 9 games 5W 2D 2L
Dragon Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Adams Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 6 games 0W 3D 3L
Tarrasch Variation 6 games 0W 3D 3L
Open System, Euwe-Keres Line 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Closed Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed Variation, Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Morphy Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Norwegian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schliemann Defense Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Steinitz Deferred 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
150 Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
St. George Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
As Black 20 games 10W 6D 4L
Sicilian Defense 11 games 7W 3D 1L
Najdorf Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Opocensky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Adams Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
with d6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Variation, Reversed Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Petrosian System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Burille Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Russian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Czech Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 188

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

2024.07.05 · 36... Bc5 (−53.4% win chance) 0-1
Mertens, Marc
Rasalingam, Haran
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2024.07.04 · 23. Bxe4 (−43.1% win chance) 0-1
Mitchell, Martin
Mertens, Marc
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2025.10.24 · 45. Bc2 (−42.5% win chance) 0-1
Van Ketel, Raoul
Mertens, Marc
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2024.07.10 · 33. Rd1 (−37.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Kirby, Peter J.
Mertens, Marc
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Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves