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IM Mark van der Werf

Full name

Mark Van der Werf

Born

1/1/1968 (age 56)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (14 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (9 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (8 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (6 games)

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (17 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (17 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (16 games)

Alekhine's Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation (10 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mark van der Werf (2399) Tycho Bakker (1872)	1-0	43	2024
Mark van der Werf (2396) Jesus Martin Duque (2565)	1-0	64	2024
Mark van der Werf (2383) Danila Bilan (2580)	1-0	34	2024
Mark van der Werf (2400) Laurin Perkampus (2136)	1-0	30	2024
Mark van der Werf (2401) Steven Geirnaert (2446)	1-0	39	2024
Mark van der Werf (2407) Luc Zimmermann (2104)	1-0	65	2024
Mark van der Werf (2407) Adolf Denk (2186)	1-0	43	2024
Mark van der Werf (2359) Flavio Rodrigo Costa Bezerra (2124)	1-0	22	2024
Mark van der Werf (2408) Stefan Djuric (2208)	1-0	42	2024
Mark van der Werf (2408) Valerio Carnicelli (2394)	1-0	46	2024

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