NetherlandsNED
ID: 1004085

Jan Balje

FIDE ratings

2,126Classical

Performance

50 games
36% Win
16% Draw
48% Loss

Jan Balje's playing style

Overall score:44%18W 8D 24L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:55%in 22 games
Steady recent form:50%8W 4D 8L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
50%
50%
4g
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation
100%
2g
Catalan Opening
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, Greco Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
100%
2g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

22 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balje, Jan as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
55%
45%
Move
22 · 100%
55%
45%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Dec 16, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
De Groot, Hendrik
L—
Dec 16, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
De Groot, Hendrik(2121)
L—
Dec 16, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Spit, Vincent
L—
Dec 16, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Spit, Vincent(2132)
L—
May 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Hendriks, Peter(1963)
D—
May 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Hendriks, Peter(1963)
D—
Apr 15, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMKjartansson, Gudmundur(2450)
D—
Apr 15, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMKjartansson, Gudmundur(2450)
D—
Apr 14, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Doran, Chris(1957)
W—
Apr 14, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Doran, Chris(1957)
W—

Research Jan Balje’s games and opening repertoire

Jan Balje is rated 2126 in standard by FIDE. Jan Balje plays for Netherlands.

Jan Balje has FIDE ID 1004085.

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