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NetherlandsNED
ID: 1005375

Paul Span

FIDE ratings

2,289Classical

Performance

50 games
12% Win
44% Draw
44% Loss

Paul Span's playing style

Overall score:34%6W 22D 22L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:38%in 24 games
Out of form:25%0W 10D 10L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:44%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Pin Defense has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Pin Defense
50%
50%
4g
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack
100%
2g
Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: 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.

French Defense: Classical Variation
50%
50%
4g
Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation, Advance System
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Janowski Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Lasker Variation
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

24 games in this line · White to move

Results for Span, Paul as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
17%
42%
42%
Move
24 · 100%
17%
42%
42%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Apr 22, 2012
OTB - Codekiddy
IMKuijf, Marinus(2423)
L—
Apr 22, 2012
OTB - Codekiddy
IMKuijf, Marinus(2401)
L—
Mar 10, 2012
OTB - PGNMentor
GMVan Kampen, Robin(2563)
L—
Mar 10, 2012
OTB - PGNMentor
GMVan Kampen, Robin(2563)
L—
Feb 11, 2012
OTB - BenBase
IMMichielsen, Joost(2317)
D—
Feb 11, 2012
OTB - BenBase
IMMichielsen, Joost(2337)
D—
Jan 7, 2012
OTB - PGNMentor
WGMHaast, Anne(2290)
D—
Jan 7, 2012
OTB - PGNMentor
WGMHaast, Anne(2290)
D—
Dec 17, 2011
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMVan der Poel, Henk(2312)
D—
Dec 17, 2011
OTB - PGNMentor
FMVan der Poel, Henk(2309)
D—

Research Paul Span’s games and opening repertoire

FM Paul Span is rated 2289 in standard by FIDE. Paul Span plays for Netherlands.

Paul Span has FIDE ID 1005375.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

Use the openings as White and Black to identify recurring choices in the available games. Follow a branch into the repertoire explorer and inspect example games in the game history. Dates, time controls and sources affect which patterns are relevant to your next match.

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