Netherlands NED

ID: 1018604

Ben Poelstra

FIDE ratings

1,944Classical

1,951Blitz

Performance

50 games

28% Win

14% Draw

58% Loss

Ben Poelstra's playing style

Overall score:35%14W 7D 29L over 50 games

Best with 1.e4 as White:40%in 24 games

In great form:50%8W 4D 8L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined

20%

80%

Scotch Game: Potter Variation

50%

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

100%

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack

100%

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense

100%

Openings as Black

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

Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack

100%

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation

100%

Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation

100%

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation

100%

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Breyer Variation

100%

Repertoire

24 games as white in scope

Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Poelstra, Ben as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L

33%

13%

54%

Move
	24 · 100%	7y ago	33% 13% 54%

Game History

(50 games)

Date	Source	Opponent	Result	Time	Event	Opening	Link
Oct 16, 2021	OTB - PGNMentor	FMBezemer, Arno(2283)	L	Classical	24. Hoogeveen Open 2021	E45Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation	—
Oct 16, 2021	OTB - PGN-Mentor	FMBezemer, Arno(2283)	L	Classical	24. Hoogeveen Open 2021	E45Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation	—
May 25, 2019	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Lanfer, Stefan(1780)	W	Classical	—	B14Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack	—
May 25, 2019	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Lanfer, Stefan(1780)	W	Classical	—	B14Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack	—
Feb 16, 2019	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	CHRISTOPHER, Edidiong Michael(2005)	L	Classical	—	C22eCenter Game: Paulsen Attack Variation	—
Feb 16, 2019	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Christophe, Emmanuel(2005)	L	Classical	—	C22eCenter Game: Paulsen Attack Variation	—
Sep 22, 2018	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Thesing, Ansgar(1896)	W	Classical	—	B22bSicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense	—
Sep 22, 2018	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Thesing, Ansgar(1896)	W	Classical	—	B22bSicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense	—
Sep 1, 2018	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Sicking, Norbert(1799)	W	Classical	—	A45qIndian Defense: Tartakower Attack	—
Sep 1, 2018	OTB - LumbrasGigaBase	Sicking, Norbert(1799)	W	Classical	—	A45qIndian Defense: Tartakower Attack	—

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Ben Poelstra is rated 1944 in standard, 1951 in blitz by FIDE. Ben Poelstra plays for Netherlands.

Ben Poelstra has FIDE ID 1018604.

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Ben Poelstra

FIDE ratings

Performance

Ben Poelstra's playing style

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Repertoire

Starting position

Games in this line

Game History

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