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ID: 1424750

Erik Both

FIDE ratings

1,761Classical

Performance

50 games
34% Win
24% Draw
42% Loss

Erik Both's playing style

Overall score:46%17W 12D 21L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:56%in 16 games
Strongest in classical:48%in 48 games
Steady recent form:45%7W 4D 9L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
67%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto
67%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Belezky Line
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Quiet System
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

30 games in this line · White to move

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

W / D / L
33%
27%
40%
Move
24 · 80%
21%
29%
50%
5 · 17%
100%
1 · 3%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 15, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMGrutter, Tim(2417)
L—
Mar 15, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMVan den Doel, Erik(2561)
L—
Aug 9, 2021
OTB - PGNMentor
IMNguyen, Alex Dac-Vuong(2290)
L—
Aug 9, 2021
OTB - PGN-Mentor
IMNguyen, Alex Dac-Vuong(2290)
L—
Aug 8, 2021
OTB - TWIC
FMHartge, Gedeon(2254)
D—
Aug 8, 2021
OTB - PGNMentor
FMFroeyman, Helmut(2260)
D—
Aug 8, 2021
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMFroeyman, Helmut(2260)
D—
Aug 8, 2021
OTB - TWIC
FMHartge, Gedeon(2254)
D—
Jun 9, 2012
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMVan Osch, Mees(2029)
L—
Jun 9, 2012
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMVan Kampen, Robin(2563)
L—

Research Erik Both’s games and opening repertoire

Erik Both is rated 1761 in standard by FIDE. Erik Both plays for Denmark.

Erik Both has FIDE ID 1424750.

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