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ID: 209414

Wim Cools

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FIDE ratings

1,869Classical

Performance

12 games
17% Win
17% Draw
66% Loss

Wim Cools's playing style

Overall score:25%2W 2D 8L over 12 games
Steady recent form:25%2W 2D 8L in last 12 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation
100%
2g
Ruy Lopez: Open, Bernstein Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
1g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

6 games in this line · White to move

Results for Cools, Wim as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
33%
67%
Move
3 · 50%
67%
33%
3 · 50%
100%

Game History

(12 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
May 9, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMBauer, Christian(2557)
L—
Aug 23, 2006
OTB - Caissabase
Szoke, Harry
L—
Aug 20, 2006
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Cauwenberghs, Cyriel
W—
Aug 20, 2006
OTB - PGNMentor
Cauwenberghs, Cyriel
W—
Jul 2, 2005
OTB - Codekiddy
Verlinden, Dirk(2125)
D—
Jul 2, 2005
OTB - Codekiddy
Verlinden, Dirk(2178)
D—
Apr 12, 2004
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
Van Muylem, Tom(1931)
L—
Jan 1, 1984
OTB - Codekiddy
IMLigterink, Gert(2445)
L—
Jan 1, 1984
OTB - Codekiddy
IMLigterink, Gert(2445)
L—
Jan 1, 1983
OTB - Codekiddy
GMVan der Wiel, John T.H.(2520)
L—

Research Wim Cools’s games and opening repertoire

Wim Cools is rated 1869 in standard by FIDE. Wim Cools plays for Belgium.

Wim Cools has FIDE ID 209414.

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