NetherlandsNED
ID: 1010999

Erik Both

FIDE ratings

2,115Classical
2,122Rapid

Performance

50 games
24% Win
46% Draw
30% Loss

Erik Both's playing style

Overall score:47%12W 23D 15L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:50%in 18 games
Steady recent form:48%6W 7D 7L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:46%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation has the largest White sample, with 6 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
100%
6g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
50%
50%
4g
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
100%
4g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical 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: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
2g
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation
100%
2g
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

27 games in this line · White to move

Results for Both, Erik as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
30%
52%
19%
Move
18 · 67%
22%
56%
22%
4 · 15%
100%
2 · 7%
100%
2 · 7%
100%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
May 14, 2026
OTB - TWIC
IMBroekmeulen, Jasper(2388)
L—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Dong, Sherwood(2275)
D—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Kele, Karoly(2117)
D—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Kele, Karoly(2117)
D—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Dong, Sherwood(1701)
D—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Kudr, Roman(1967)
L—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Kudr, Roman(1967)
L—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Dautovic, Dzeno(2139)
W—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Dautovic, Dzeno(2139)
W—
Oct 23, 2012
OTB - AjedrezCorr
Kolanek, Roman(2154)
D—

Research Erik Both’s games and opening repertoire

Erik Both is rated 2115 in standard, 2122 in rapid by FIDE. Erik Both plays for Netherlands.

Erik Both has FIDE ID 1010999.

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