Prepare against Francois Van Lishout

Belgium · World #31,036 classical · FIDE ID 205699

Our database contains 69 games by Francois Van Lishout, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Francois Van Lishout's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Francois Van Lishout 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

Performance record

Move-by-move preparation stats

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

First moves as White (34 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 100% of White games, 42.6% score
  • …c5 (38% of these games) — Lishout usually continues Nf3 (34.6% score)
  • …e5 (26% of these games) — Lishout usually continues Nf3 (38.9% score)
  • …e6 (9% of these games) — Lishout usually continues d4 (83.3% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (28 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (4 games)

Francois Van Lishout's chess games

All 69 games by Francois Van Lishout in the Chess.ceo database (Oct 2004 - 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: 25 wins, 17 draws, 27 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Francois Van Lishout's chess games?

69 games by Francois Van Lishout, from Oct 2004 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 Francois Van Lishout has played.

What does Francois Van Lishout play on the first move as White?

Across 34 games with White in our database, Francois Van Lishout opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Francois Van Lishout answers 1...e5 (57% of games), 1...c5 (36% of games), 1...d5 (7% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (75% of games), 1...d5 (25% of games).

What openings does Francois Van Lishout play as White?

As White, Francois Van Lishout's most-played openings in our database are: Ponziani Opening (5 games, 40.0% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (3 games, 0.0% win rate); Sicilian: Dragon (2 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 34 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Francois Van Lishout play as Black?

As Black, Francois Van Lishout most often plays: Italian Game (5 games, 40.0% win rate); Sicilian: Najdorf (5 games, 60.0% win rate); Sicilian: Alapin (3 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 35 games.

What is Francois Van Lishout's FIDE rating?

Francois Van Lishout is currently rated 1,979 in classical chess, 2,019 in rapid and 2,005 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,154 (Oct 2004).

How many games has Francois Van Lishout played?

Our database contains 69 games by Francois Van Lishout, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 25 wins, 17 draws, 27 losses (36.2% win rate).

How do I prepare against Francois Van Lishout?

69 games by Francois Van Lishout 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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