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Van Volsem, Merlijn



FIDE:	FIDE Card
Title:	FM
Years:	2019-
Number of games:	70
Number of wins:	32
Number of draws:	13
Number of losses:	25
White score:	20/32 (62.5% - Average Elo: 2242.5)
Black score:	18½/38 (48.68% - Average Elo: 2281.79)

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 op, La Plagne (A13) - 2025

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

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

Nemegeer, Arne (2328) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2345), TCh-BEL 2025-26, Belgium BEL (B36) - 2026

Legde, Georg (2301) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2205), Bruges op, Bruges (A05) - 2024

Lyutsinger, Iren (2277) - Van Volsem, Merlijn (2313), Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Sep, Chess.com INT (B67) - 2025

Van Volsem, Merlijn - ? (32)

Alienkin, Aleksander (½/1)

Anciaux, Adrien (1/1)

Balje, Jan (½/1)

Bauer, Christian (0/1)

Bayantas, Asman (1/1)

Camacho Martinez, Guillermo (1/1)

Damen, Jip (½/1)

De Vleeschauwer, Maarten (0/1)

Do Carmo, Gabriel Carckeno (1/1)

Dudkina, Uliana (0/1)

Dudzinski, Pawel (0/1)

Elgersma, Onno (½/1)

Faure, Stephane (1/1)

Girel, Joseph (½/1)

Grutter, Tim (0/1)

Huynh, Lam Binh Nguyen (1/1)

Jimenez Salas, Maria Teresa (1/1)

Karacsonyi, Gellert (1/1)

Kazarjan, Gachatur (1/1)

Mata Gonzalez, Jose Fernando (1/1)

Moreby, James (½/1)

Niermann, Tristan (0/1)

Patil, Harshal (1/1)

Rooze, Jan (1/1)

Ruzhansky, Elias (0/1)

Sarrau, Jelle (0/1)

Sarveshwaran, V (1/1)

Tureshbayev, Anuar (1/1)

Van Osch, Mees (1/1)

Vanstreels, Luc (½/1)

Verheyden, Jonas (½/1)

Victor, Julian (1/1)

? - Van Volsem, Merlijn (37)

Lafosse, Jimmy (2/2)

Anciaux, Marc (1/1)

Bulgurlu, Okan (1/1)

Coenen, Norbert (½/1)

Dauw, Sterre (½/1)

De Block, Yordi (1/1)

De Coninck, Rafael (1/1)

De Feijter, Bas (1/1)

De Reese, Elias (1/1)

De Weerd, Jan (½/1)

Decrop, Benjamin (1/1)

Dgebuadze, Alexandre (½/1)

Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar (0/1)

Fernandez, Daniel Howard (0/1)

Ferreira, Vitor Hugo Vieira (1/1)

Gormally, Daniel (0/1)

Haast, Anne (0/1)

Harff, Marcel (0/1)

Laurent, Julien G (0/1)

Le, Tuan Minh (0/1)

Legde, Georg (1/1)

Lyutsinger, Iren (1/1)

Moeller, Maurin (0/1)

Muetsch, Annmarie (0/1)

Nemegeer, Arne (1/1)

Nitish, Belurkar (0/1)

Osetrov, Dmitrij (0/1)

Pijpers, Arthur (½/1)

Sanal, Vahap (0/1)

Smieszek, Wojciech (0/1)

Terryn, Ezra (1/1)

Vandenbussche, Thibaut (0/1)

Vasynda, Oleksandr (1/1)

Vershinin, Igor1 (1/1)

Viscaino Yanez, Jhonny Cesar (0/1)

Wemmers, Xander (0/1)

Xu, Xiangyu (0/1)

Openings played as White (27)

A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo: 2150
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: 2/2 = 100%

C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2019
Result: 2/2 = 100%

D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2343
Result: 0/2 = 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%

A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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

C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2279
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2325
Result: ½/1 = 50%

D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo: 2265
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B41 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6)
Average Elo: 2014
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo: 2191
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2323
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2411
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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%

B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo: 2249
Result: 1/1 = 100%

A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo: 2407
Result: 1/1 = 100%

B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6)
Average Elo: 2222
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7)
Average Elo: 2164
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2236
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2246
Result: 1/1 = 100%

C18 French, Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3)
Average Elo: 2290
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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%

E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7)
Average Elo: 2091
Result: ½/1 = 50%

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

Openings played as Black (28)

B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4)
Average Elo: 2310
Result: 2/3 = 66.67%

B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7)
Average Elo: 2322.33
Result: 1/3 = 33.33%

A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo: 2180
Result: 2/2 = 100%

B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo: 2424.5
Result: ½/2 = 25%

B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3)
Average Elo: 2134.5
Result: 1/2 = 50%

E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2175
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E11 Bogo-Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+)
Average Elo: 2155
Result: 2/2 = 100%

E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O)
Average Elo: 2088
Result: 1/2 = 50%

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

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

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

A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2317
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A38 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo: 2277
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2776
Result: 0/1 = 0%

A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo: 2209
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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: 2207
Result: 1/1 = 100%

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%

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

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

B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2)
Average Elo: 2262
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo: 1992
Result: 0/1 = 0%

B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (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)
Average Elo: 2277
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo: 2061
Result: 1/1 = 100%

D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2598
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo: 2615
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo: 2319
Result: 0/1 = 0%

E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O a6)
Average Elo: 2241
Result: 1/1 = 100%