Prepare against Frank Van Tellingen

FM · NLD · World #6,620 classical · FIDE ID 1011421

Our database contains 142 games by Frank Van Tellingen, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Below you'll find Frank Van Tellingen's most-played openings with White and Black, career performance record, notable wins and top events — everything you need to scout Frank Van Tellingen 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 Frank Van Tellingen's games — the same tree the interactive prep board lets you walk to any depth. Scores are from Frank Van Tellingen's side.

First moves as White (73 games)

Main lines as White

• 1.e4 — 95% of White games, 47.8% score
  • …c5 (41% of these games) — Tellingen usually continues Nf3 (34.2% score)
  • …e5 (17% of these games) — Tellingen usually continues Nf3 (61.1% score)
  • …c6 (13% of these games) — Tellingen usually continues d4 (88.9% score)
• 1.d4 — 5% of White games, 50.0% score
  • …d5 (75% of these games) — Tellingen usually continues Nf3 (50.0% score)
  • …c6 (25% of these games) — Tellingen usually continues e4 (50.0% score)

As Black against 1.e4 (42 games)

As Black against 1.d4 (16 games)

Frank Van Tellingen's chess games

All 142 games by Frank Van Tellingen 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: 54 wins, 27 draws, 61 losses.

Openings as White

Openings as Black

Notable wins

Top events

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Frank Van Tellingen's chess games?

142 games by Frank Van Tellingen, 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 Frank Van Tellingen has played.

What does Frank Van Tellingen play on the first move as White?

Across 73 games with White in our database, Frank Van Tellingen opens with 1.e4 (95% of games), 1.d4 (5% of games). Against 1.e4 as Black, Frank Van Tellingen answers 1...c5 (98% of games), 1...Nf6 (2% of games). Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 (94% of games), 1...c5 (6% of games).

What openings does Frank Van Tellingen play as White?

As White, Frank Van Tellingen's most-played openings in our database are: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation (7 games, 85.7% win rate); Sicilian (7 games, 14.3% win rate); Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit (6 games, 50.0% win rate). The full breakdown of 73 games with White is in the table above.

What openings does Frank Van Tellingen play as Black?

As Black, Frank Van Tellingen most often plays: Sicilian: Najdorf (21 games, 38.1% win rate); Sicilian: Closed (6 games, 50.0% win rate); Sicilian (6 games, 33.3% win rate). See the table above for the top ten Black openings across 69 games.

What is Frank Van Tellingen's FIDE rating?

Frank Van Tellingen is currently rated 2,232 in classical chess and 2,213 in blitz. Peak classical rating: 2,322 (Nov 2021).

How many games has Frank Van Tellingen played?

Our database contains 142 games by Frank Van Tellingen, covering Oct 2004 to Jul 2026. Overall record: 54 wins, 27 draws, 61 losses (38.0% win rate).

How do I prepare against Frank Van Tellingen?

142 games by Frank Van Tellingen 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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