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IM Arthur Pijpers

Full name

Arthur Pijpers

Born

1/1/1994 (age 30)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (20 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (18 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Short Variation with 4.Nf3 (17 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (12 games)

Black Pieces

French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (12 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Pin Defense (10 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (10 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Arthur Pijpers (2441) Machteld van Foreest (2363)	1-0	33	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2441) Tristan Niermann (2413)	1-0	32	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2456) Rob Konijn (2104)	1-0	28	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2456) Sebastian Bleecke (2162)	1-0	43	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2456) Bilel Bellahcene (2516)	1-0	32	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2468) Michael Buscher (2302)	1-0	39	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2461) Vito Gierhardt (1792)	1-0	37	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2461) Meinolf Kemper (2058)	1-0	33	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2460) Walter Grosser (1944)	1-0	25	2024
Arthur Pijpers (2475) Jan Vortmeier (2158)	1-0	26	2024

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