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IM Geert Van der Stricht

Full name

Geert Van der Stricht

Born

1/1/1972 (age 52)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Belgium

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Slav Defense (17 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox, Glek Defense (17 games)

Benko Gambit Fully-Accepted: Fianchetto, Fianchetto Attack (16 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet Attack (13 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg, Fischer Variation (13 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (33 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (28 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (14 games)

King's Indian Attack (13 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Geert Van der Stricht (2326) Siem Van Dael (2319)	½-½	66	2024
Geert Van der Stricht (2318) Martijn Van der Eijk (2222)	1-0	73	2023
Geert Van der Stricht (2318) Roeland Pruijssers (2540)	0-1	25	2023
Geert Van der Stricht Tillmann Haak	1-0	16	2022
Geert Van der Stricht Joris Verhelst	1-0	32	2022
Geert Van der Stricht Manuel Bosboom	1-0	55	2022
Geert Van der Stricht Amir Zouaghi	1-0	37	2022
Geert Van der Stricht (2365) Emile Boucquet (2215)	1-0	34	2022
Geert Van der Stricht (2365) Jasper Beukema (2379)	0-1	64	2022
Geert Van der Stricht (2365) Aleksander Alienkin (2332)	0-1	43	2022

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