What is Erik Van den Doel's FIDE rating?

Erik Van den Doel's FIDE rating is 2557 standard, 2498 rapid, 2510 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Erik Van den Doel's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Erik Van den Doel played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,033 over-the-board games by Erik Van den Doel (1,965 classical, 68 rapid), with 51% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Erik Van den Doel's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Erik Van den Doel?

Open Erik Van den Doel's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Erik Van den Doel's style, before facing them.

Erik Van den Doel

Netherlandsborn 1979FIDE ID 1003720

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2548 · Sep 2023

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2557Classical

2510Blitz

2498Rapid

2616peak, Dec 2018

2,033games

1,028wins, 51%

656draws, 32%

349losses, 17%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2616 · Dec 2018

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.9% average

Solid conversion: 92%

Very consistent (91%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(71% in 869 games)

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Based on

2,033 games

Based on 2,033 games

Openings

2,033 gamesBased on 2,033 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: d6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6151 games, last played 2 months ago64.9%wins

Modern Defense1.e4 g6 2.d4 ♝g724 games, last played 4 years ago70.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 262 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 262 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.6%

Middlegame

94.3%

Endgame

95.1%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%133g

EqualEqual position

95%84g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%45g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

21%

45 err

20%

43 err

20%

44 err

18%

40 err

12%

27 err

18 err

Critical moment

Move 42 avg

1-15

16-25

33%

26-35

25%

36-45

42%

46+

42% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

72Errors mapped

c5 / e5Hotspot zone

Critical squares

99 err

88 err

c5/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#30

♝xf2+?? vs De Schampheleire

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#31

♜xe8?? vs Van Wely

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#55

d5?? vs Lai

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#43

♛xh2?? vs Van Wely

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#39

♜b8?? vs Schoorl

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#51

dxe5+?? vs De Winter

Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

2,033 games

Tiviakov, Sergei(2530)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 9 Jul 2026

0–1

Tiviakov, Sergei(2530)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 8 Jul 2026

½–½

Sokolov,Ivan(2567)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 7 Jul 2026

1–0

Sokolov,Ivan(2567)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 6 Jul 2026

½–½

Swinkels, Robin(2481)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 5 Jul 2026

1–0

Swinkels, Robin(2481)

ch-NED KO 2026 · 4 Jul 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

152 endgames (51.7%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

51.7%

152 / 294

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 0% win rate (5 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,033 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,038 games55%W31%D14%L

1,038games in this linewon 55%, drew 31%, lost 14%

Move

1. e4

8692m

56%31%13

71%

1. d4

1416m

52%35%13

70%

1. ♞f3

211y

52%29%19%

67%

1. c4

5May 2000

20%20%60%

30%

1. b3

113y

100%

1. g3

13y

100%

Scouting report: Erik Van den Doel (GM, NED)

Erik Van den Doel

Rating & statistics

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

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