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GM Ruud Janssen

Full name

Ruud Janssen

Born

1/1/1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (25 games)

King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation (16 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (14 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (11 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (10 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (12 games)

Catalan Opening (9 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation (8 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (7 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Double Fianchetto Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Ruud Janssen (2528) Hing Ting Lai (2439)	1-0	41	2021
Ruud Janssen (2528) Hing Ting Lai (2257)	0-1	37	2021
Ruud Janssen (2528) Hing Ting Lai (2257)	0-1	49	2021
Ruud Janssen (2528) Hing Ting Lai (2439)	½-½	35	2021
Ruud Janssen (2514) Thomas Kung (2136)	1-0	62	2019
Ruud Janssen (2514) Annie Wang (2334)	1-0	67	2019
Ruud Janssen (2522) R Van Wessel (2386)	1-0	41	2019
Ruud Janssen (2522) Jorden van Foreest (2622)	1-0	42	2019
Ruud Janssen (2514) Timur Gareyev (2584)	0-1	63	2019
Ruud Janssen (2496) Sridhar R (2053)	1-0	37	2018

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