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Van Volsem, Merlijn



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Years:	2019-
Number of games:	38
Number of wins:	13
Number of draws:	11
Number of losses:	14
White score:	10½/19 (55.26% - Average Elo: 2285.21)
Black score:	8/19 (42.11% - Average Elo: 2309.05)

Rating progression

Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses

Top wins

Van Volsem, Merlijn (2278) - Karacsonyi, Gellert (2407), La Plagne Soleil Open, La Plagne FRA (A13) - 2025

Van Volsem, Merlijn (2278) - Van Osch, Mees (2347), TP Chess Masters 2025, Ghent BEL (E36) - 2025

Van Volsem, Merlijn (2278) - Victor, Julian (2316), TP Chess Masters 2025, Ghent BEL (A14) - 2025

Legde, G (2301) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2205), Bruges Masters Open 2024, Bruges BEL (A05) - 2024

Terryn, Ezra (2236) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2235), TCh-BEL 2024-25, Belgium BEL (E04) - 2024

Decrop, B (2235) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2116), TCh-BEL 2022-23, Belgium BEL (E11) - 2022

Van Volsem, Merlijn - ? (19)

Alienkin, Aleksander (½/1)

Anciaux, Adrien (1/1)

Balje, Jan (½/1)

Bauer, Christian (0/1)

Elgersma, Onno (½/1)

Faure, Stephane (1/1)

Girel, Joseph (½/1)

Grutter, Tim (0/1)

Karacsonyi, Gellert (1/1)

Moreby, James (½/1)

Niermann, Tristan (0/1)

Patil, Harshal (1/1)

Rooze, J (1/1)

Ruzhansky, Elias (0/1)

Sarrau, Jelle (0/1)

Van Osch, Mees (1/1)

Vanstreels, L (½/1)

Verheyden, Jonas (½/1)

Victor, Julian (1/1)

? - Van Volsem, Merlijn (19)

Anciaux, M (1/1)

Dauw, Sterre (½/1)

De Feijter, Bas (1/1)

De Reese, Elias (1/1)

De Weerd, Jan (½/1)

Decrop, B (1/1)

Dgebuadze, Alexandre (½/1)

Fernandez, Dan SIN (0/1)

Gormally, Daniel (0/1)

Haast, Anne (0/1)

Harff, M (0/1)

Laurent, Julien G (0/1)

Legde, G (1/1)

Muetsch, Annmarie (0/1)

Nitish, Belurkar (0/1)

Pijpers, Arthur (½/1)

Sanal, Vahap (0/1)

Terryn, Ezra (1/1)

Vandenbussche, T (0/1)

Openings played as White (15)

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2409
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo: 2183
Result: 1½/2 = 75%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2216
Result: 1/2 = 50%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2338
Result: 0/2 = 0%

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2211
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo: 2090
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2263
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 Be7)
Average Elo: 2415
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E17 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo: 2340
Result: ½/1 = 50%

E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2013
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo: 2552
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A14 English (1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O)
Average Elo: 2316
Result: 1/1 = 100%

E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo: 2405
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3)
Average Elo: 2347
Result: 1/1 = 100%

Openings played as Black (14)

B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo: 2307.25
Result: 1/4 = 25%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2185.5
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2424.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2235
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B44 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2016
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O)
Average Elo: 2211
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A05 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2301
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2277
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo: 2288
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2435
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4)
Average Elo: 2500
Result: ½/1 = 50%

A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo: 2481
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo: 2354
Result: ½/1 = 50%