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Liam Vrolijk
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Liam Vrolijk

NetherlandsBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 1048333

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2496
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2510
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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 37 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Attack570%
Catalan Opening463%
English Opening350%
Bogo-Indian Defense225%
Grünfeld Defense1100%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 5 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 0 · 70%

VariationGamesScore
Main line367%
Keres Variation1100%
Yugoslav Variation150%

Catalan Opening

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Closed367%
Main line150%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Anglo-Indian Defense275%
King's English Variation10%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Grünfeld Variation225%

Grünfeld Defense

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 5 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 1 · 40%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense250%
Closed225%
Main line150%

Scotch Game

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%
Schmidt Variation150%

Indian Defense

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Anti-Nimzo-Indian150%
Accelerated London System10%

Italian Game

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo10%
Classical Variation10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Moscow Variation1100%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
German Bundesliga 2026/2711 Oct 2026½/3−5−5
Dutch Meesterklasse 20263 Oct 20261½/2+5+6
Dutch Championships 20258 Jul 20251/2+2+2
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20252½/6+2+2
Bundesliga 2023/2417 Mar 20244/6+11+11

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Yilmaz15 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242665
GMA. Areshchenko3 Dec 2023 · Bundesliga 2023/242616
GML. Mendonca19 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242608
GMS. Ernst19 Sep 2026 · Dutch Meesterklasse 20262553
GMS. Bogner17 Mar 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242551

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IMT. KaasenLast 19 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2020
GML. McShaneLast 23 Feb 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252011
GMB. BokLast 8 Jul 2025 · Dutch Championships 20252020
GMJ. ThyboLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMT. HeinemannLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221100

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