Prepare against Arjen Van Herwaarden

NLD · World #27,145 classical · FIDE ID 1021222

Our database contains 66 games by Arjen Van Herwaarden, covering Oct 2006 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Arjen Van Herwaarden's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Arjen Van Herwaarden before a game. You can open the same data in the free interactive preparation workstation, which builds a move-by-move opening tree from every game.

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Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

Straight from the preparation tree built over all of Arjen Van Herwaarden's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Arjen Van Herwaarden's side.

First moves as White (33 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 97% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …c5 (47% of these games) — Herwaarden usually continues Nc3 (50.0% score)
  • …e5 (19% of these games) — Herwaarden usually continues Nf3 (80.0% score)
  • …e6 (19% of these games) — Herwaarden usually continues d4 (58.3% score)
• 1.a3 — 3% of White games, 100.0% score
  • …e5 (100% of these games) — Herwaarden usually continues e3 (100.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (21 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (6 games)

Arjen Van Herwaarden's chess games

All 66 games by Arjen Van Herwaarden in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2006 - Jul 2026) are free to browse, search and replay: filter by opening, opponent, event or date on the player page, or step through any game on the analysis board. Record: 27 wins, 18 draws, 21 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Arjen Van Herwaarden's chess games?

66 games by Arjen Van Herwaarden, from Oct 2006 to Jul 2026, are free to browse and replay move by move — no signup needed. The preparation view groups them into an opening tree showing every line Arjen Van Herwaarden has played.

What does Arjen Van Herwaarden play on the first move as White?

Across 33 games with White in our database, Arjen Van Herwaarden opens with 1.e4 (97% of games), 1.a3 (3% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Arjen Van Herwaarden answers 1...e6 (57% of games), 1...Nc6 (33% of games), 1...e5 (10% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...e6 (83% of games), 1...Nf6 (17% of games).

What openings does Arjen Van Herwaarden play as White?

As White, Arjen Van Herwaarden's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian: Closed (10 games, 40.0% win rate); Scotch Game (3 games, 66.7% win rate); Pirc Defense (2 games, 0.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 33 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Arjen Van Herwaarden play as Black?

As Black, Arjen Van Herwaarden most often plays: French: Tarrasch Variation (4 games, 0.0% win rate); Horwitz Defense (4 games, 50.0% win rate); Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation (4 games, 50.0% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 33 games.

What is Arjen Van Herwaarden's FIDE rating?

Arjen Van Herwaarden is currently rated 2,003 in classical chess. Peak classical rating: 2,162 (Nov 2009).

How many games has Arjen Van Herwaarden played?

Our database contains 66 games by Arjen Van Herwaarden, covering Oct 2006 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 27 wins, 18 draws, 21 losses (40.9% win rate).

How do I prepare against Arjen Van Herwaarden?

66 games by Arjen Van Herwaarden reveal their opening repertoire, most-played lines, and the variations where they score worst — the raw material for targeted preparation. The interactive opening tree lets you walk every line to any depth.

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