NetherlandsNED
ID: 1014340

Bert Both

FIDE ratings

2,050Classical

Performance

50 games
28% Win
14% Draw
58% Loss

Bert Both's playing style

Overall score:35%14W 7D 29L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:43%in 15 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:43%in 15 games
In great form:45%8W 2D 10L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Réti Opening has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Réti Opening
33%
67%
6g
Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: French Variation has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: French Variation
50%
50%
4g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
100%
2g
Indian Defense: London System
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 Both, Bert as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
27%
9%
64%
Move
18 · 82%
33%
11%
56%
4 · 18%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Dec 31, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Saxena, Reyansh(1641)
L—
Dec 31, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Saxena, Reyansh(1641)
L—
Dec 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Fryer, David W(1902)
L—
Dec 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Swiatkowski, Dominik(1874)
D—
Dec 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Swiatkowski, Dominik(1874)
D—
Dec 28, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMGolding, Alex(2370)
L—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMGolding, Alex(2370)
L—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMKim, Changhoon(1874)
L—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Fryer, David W(1902)
L—
Dec 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMKim, Changhoon
L—

Research Bert Both’s games and opening repertoire

Bert Both is rated 2050 in standard by FIDE. Bert Both plays for Netherlands.

Bert Both has FIDE ID 1014340.

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