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Player:
(Eg:
Carlsen,Magnus
)
Donk, Merlijn Silvester
Years
:
1956-2000
Number of games
:
97
Number of wins
:
28
Number of draws
:
24
Number of losses
:
45
White score
:
22½/47 (47.87% - Average Elo: 2371.03)
Black score
:
17½/50 (35% - Average Elo: 2380.72)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Donk, Merlijn Silvester (2345) - Thesing, Matthias (2435), NED-chT, Netherlands (D44) - 1998
Donk, Merlijn Silvester (2310) - Lingnau, Carsten (2425), Pardubice KB op, Pardubice (D43) - 1997
Donk, Merlijn Silvester (2340) - Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius (2425), Antwerp op, Antwerp (E07) - 1996
Vedder, Henk (2389) - Donk, Merlijn Silvester (2312), NED-chT 9900, Netherlands (B42) - 2000
Kindl, Peter (2340) - Donk, Merlijn Silvester, Groningen op, Groningen (D66) - 1994
Bartels, Hans A (2325) - Donk, Merlijn Silvester (2345), NED-chT, Netherlands (A30) - 1998
Donk, Merlijn Silvester - ? (44)
Bosboom, Manuel (1/2)
Wells, Peter K (½/2)
Wiersma, Eelke (½/2)
Bertholee, Rob (1/1)
Boersma, Jan (0/1)
Bouma, Dick (1/1)
Christiansen, Larry Mark (0/1)
Chuchelov, Vladimir (0/1)
Ciechonski, Piotr (0/1)
De Vreugt, Dennis (0/1)
Diemer, Emil Joseph (½/1)
Durao, Joaquim Manuel (0/1)
Dutreeuw, Marc (½/1)
Gabriels, Geert (1/1)
Geurink, Jasper (0/1)
Hendriks, Richard V (1/1)
Hoeksema, Hendrik Pieter (0/1)
Hoogendoorn, Fre (1/1)
Komarov, Dimitri (0/1)
Krallmann, Matthias (½/1)
Kudinov, Dmitry (1/1)
Langeweg, Kick (½/1)
Lingnau, Carsten (1/1)
Oosterom, Erik (½/1)
Pavlovic, Branislav (0/1)
Perez Garcia, Hebert (0/1)
Piket, Marcel (½/1)
Schiffer, Kai Uwe (1/1)
Seeman, Tarvo (0/1)
Sermek, Drazen (0/1)
Tan, HB (1/1)
Thesing, Matthias (1/1)
Theulings, Paul Peter (½/1)
Tulchinsky, Mikhail (1/1)
Van der Poel, Henk (½/1)
Van der Veen, Jan (1/1)
Van Doeland, Julius (1/1)
Van Gelder, Bart (1/1)
Van Haastert, Edwin (0/1)
Van Laatum, Gozewijn (½/1)
Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius (1/1)
Vedder, Henk (½/1)
Vrenegoor, Taco (½/1)
Welling, Gerard J (0/1)
? - Donk, Merlijn Silvester (49)
Bezemer, Arno J (1/2)
Akesson, Ralf (0/1)
Avrukh, Boris (0/1)
Barsky, Sam (0/1)
Bartels, Hans A (1/1)
Bergsma, Klaas (0/1)
Berkovich, Mark A (0/1)
Burmakin, Vladimir (0/1)
Claesen, Pieter (½/1)
Cornelisse, Johnny JA (1/1)
Crabbendam, Henrico (0/1)
Cuijpers, Frans Andre (½/1)
Daudzvardis, Janis (1/1)
Delemarre, Jop (½/1)
Ernst, Sipke (½/1)
Friesen, Bas (1/1)
Gavrilov, Alexei (0/1)
Hedke, Fred (0/1)
Jonkman, Harmen (0/1)
Jovanovic, Velibor (0/1)
Kindl, Peter (1/1)
Lane, Gary William (0/1)
Lemmers, Oscar (0/1)
Marcelin, Cyril (1/1)
Mencinger, Vojko (0/1)
Mikhalevski, Alexander (0/1)
Nijboer, Friso (½/1)
Oei, Hway Ik (½/1)
Polaczek, Richard (0/1)
Riksten, Martin (½/1)
Roebers, Jan (1/1)
Rychagov, Mikhail (0/1)
Schouten, Nico (1/1)
Shaked, Tal (0/1)
Shchekachev, Andrei (0/1)
Shirazi, Kamran (½/1)
Steinbacher, Matthias (0/1)
Strating, Sybolt (0/1)
Trabert, Bettina (0/1)
Tunik, Gennady (0/1)
Van de Mortel, Jan (0/1)
Van den Berg, Ad (1/1)
Van der Wal, Jannes (0/1)
Van der Wiel, John (0/1)
Van Wissen, Michiel (½/1)
Vedder, Henk (1/1)
Veltkamp, Gerben (1/1)
Wiersma, Eelke (1/1)
Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (0/1)
Openings played as White (32)
D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2384.5
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2517.5
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2315.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
E10 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2407.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A57 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5)
Average Elo:
2355
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E46 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2435
Result:
2/2 = 100%
E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1)
Average Elo:
2300
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
2382.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2432.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2410
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2180
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A13 English (1.c4 e6)
Average Elo:
2270
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D59 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D87 Grunfeld, Exchange (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2245
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A51 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1)
Average Elo:
2295
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
2310
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2419
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2410
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E07 Catalan, Closed (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2315
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (31)
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2247.75
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2378
Result:
3½/5 = 70%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2456.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
2239
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5)
Average Elo:
2385
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
A33 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2391.5
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
2400
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2330
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2460
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2250
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2215
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2350
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B25 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
2425
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2510
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
2405
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Qc7 8.f4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2525
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2365
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2495
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C26 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C83 Ruy Lopez, Open (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D66 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3)
Average Elo:
2340
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2550
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2420
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E20 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2440
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E41 Nimzo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5)
Average Elo:
2500
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2270
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E70 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2445
Result:
0/1 = 0%