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IM Niels Ondersteijn

Full name

Niels Ondersteijn

Born

1/1/1984 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (11 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense (7 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (5 games)

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (4 games)

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (16 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (12 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (5 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Niels Ondersteijn (2363) Geert Van der Stricht (2303)	1-0	48	2024
Niels Ondersteijn (2347) Onno Elgersma (2320)	1-0	52	2024
Niels Ondersteijn (2352) Michiel Bosman (2341)	1-0	58	2024
Niels Ondersteijn (2375) Matei Govoreanu (1900)	1-0	48	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2375) Julius Ohler (2141)	1-0	61	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2375) Sterre Dauw (2215)	1-0	62	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2370) Mark van der Werf (2399)	0-1	36	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2366) Ivo Wantola (2347)	0-1	28	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2375) Bas De Boer (2155)	½-½	56	2023
Niels Ondersteijn (2375) Sebastian Bogner (2537)	½-½	45	2023

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