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Prepare against Arthur Van de Oudeweetering

IM · NLD · World #6,349 classical · FIDE ID 1000551

Our database contains 506 games by Arthur Van de Oudeweetering, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Arthur Van de Oudeweetering's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Arthur Van de Oudeweetering 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.

Ratings

Time controlCurrentPeakPeak date
Classical2,2382,414Apr 2003
Blitz2,1942,385May 2019

Performance record

SplitGamesWinsDrawsLossesWin rate
Overall50614318118228.3%
As White250781066631.2%
As Black256657511625.4%

Move-by-move preparation stats

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First moves as White (250 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e4250100.0%52.4%

Main lines as White

As Black against 1.e4 (111 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
e510594.6%41.4%
c554.5%40.0%
c610.9%100.0%

As Black against 1.d4 (91 games)

MoveGamesSharePlayer score
d59098.9%35.0%
Nf611.1%50.0%

Arthur Van de Oudeweetering's chess games

All 506 games by Arthur Van de Oudeweetering in the Chess.ceo database (Apr 2003 - 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: 143 wins, 181 draws, 182 losses.

Openings as White

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
B22Sicilian: Alapin8220/47/1524.4%
C11French: Classical Variation188/3/744.4%
C68Ruy Lopez: Exchange163/10/318.8%
C19French: Winawer Variation158/4/353.3%
B09Pirc Defense145/5/435.7%
B06Modern Defense148/2/457.1%
B19Caro-Kann: Classical93/1/533.3%
C10French Defense82/5/125.0%
C28Bishop's Opening71/1/514.3%
C01French: Exchange Variation62/3/133.3%

Openings as Black

ECOOpeningGamesW/D/LWin rate
D45Slav Defense8118/23/4022.2%
C78Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense5312/14/2722.6%
C45Scotch Game113/5/327.3%
A07Réti Opening101/2/710.0%
C55Italian Game103/3/430.0%
A11English Opening: Slav Setup83/2/337.5%
D00Queen's Pawn Game72/1/428.6%
C68Ruy Lopez: Exchange72/1/428.6%
A28English Opening: Reverse Sicilian61/1/416.7%
B13Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation61/3/216.7%

Notable wins

DateOpponentEloEventECO
Apr 2018Predrag Nikolic2,598chT-NED 1718A11
Nov 2000Friso Nijboer2,586chT-NED 0001C78
Jan 1994Valentin Arbakov2,570Groningen OpenD45
Oct 2003Mark L Hebden2,560Hoogeveen Essent OpenD45
Mar 2000Igor Glek2,554chT-NED 9900C11

Top events

EventYearGamesScoreTPR
Hoogeveen Essent Open20084423.52,340
Dieren Open19892813.52,329
Groningen Open1994177.52,386
chT-NED1998134.52,272
51st ch-NED sf199594.52,351
chT-NED 09102010932,173
2nd Amsterdam ACT Open2005952,398
49th ch-NED sf199393.52,221
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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Arthur Van de Oudeweetering's chess games?

506 games by Arthur Van de Oudeweetering, from Apr 2003 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 Arthur Van de Oudeweetering has played.

What does Arthur Van de Oudeweetering play on the first move as White?

Across 250 games with White in our database, Arthur Van de Oudeweetering opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Arthur Van de Oudeweetering answers 1...e5 (95% of games), 1...c5 (5% of games), 1...c6 (1% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...d5 (99% of games), 1...Nf6 (1% of games).

What openings does Arthur Van de Oudeweetering play as White?

As White, Arthur Van de Oudeweetering's most-played openings in our database are: Sicilian: Alapin (82 games, 24.4% win rate); French: Classical Variation (18 games, 44.4% win rate); Ruy Lopez: Exchange (16 games, 18.8% win rate). The full breakdown of 250 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Arthur Van de Oudeweetering play as Black?

As Black, Arthur Van de Oudeweetering most often plays: Slav Defense (81 games, 22.2% win rate); Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense (53 games, 22.6% win rate); Scotch Game (11 games, 27.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 256 games.

What is Arthur Van de Oudeweetering's FIDE rating?

Arthur Van de Oudeweetering is currently rated 2,238 in classical chess and 2,194 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,414 (Apr 2003).

How many games has Arthur Van de Oudeweetering played?

Our database contains 506 games by Arthur Van de Oudeweetering, covering Apr 2003 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 143 wins, 181 draws, 182 losses (28.3% win rate).

How do I prepare against Arthur Van de Oudeweetering?

506 games by Arthur Van de Oudeweetering 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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