CM
NetherlandsNED
ID: 1015753
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Bram Van der Velden

FIDE ratings

2,124Classical
2,207Rapid
2,188Blitz

Performance

50 games
30% Win
34% Draw
36% Loss

Bram Van der Velden's playing style

Overall score:47%15W 17D 18L over 50 games
Dominates e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:65%in 17 games
Strongest in classical:48%in 49 games
Steady recent form:40%4W 8D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation
40%
60%
5g
Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
100%
3g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
100%
2g
Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation 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: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
100%
3g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
50%
50%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

20 games in this line · White to move

Results for Van der Velden, Bram as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
35%
45%
20%
Move
20 · 100%
35%
45%
20%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMSmeets, Kobe(2356)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Grooten, Tommy(2308)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Skrobic, Dragan(2108)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMGrochal, Joey(2235)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMGrutter, Tim(2396)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMTimmermans, Mark(2418)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Sosef, Noah(2053)
W—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMTen Hertog, Hugo(2507)
L—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Verkooyen, Frank(2071)
W—
Sep 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMBok, Benjamin(2560)
L—

Research Bram Van der Velden’s games and opening repertoire

CM Bram Van der Velden is rated 2124 in standard, 2207 in rapid, 2188 in blitz by FIDE. Bram Van der Velden plays for Netherlands.

Bram Van der Velden has FIDE ID 1015753.

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