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GM Sipke Ernst

Sipke Ernst

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Full name

Sipke Ernst

Born

Jan 8, 1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Dantumadiel, Netherlands

Federation

Netherlands

Rating

Bio

Sipke Ernst is a Dutch Grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (33 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (29 games)

Catalan Opening (25 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (22 games)

Trompowsky Attack (17 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (25 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Classical Defense (22 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin Defense (20 games)

Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (19 games)

Slav Defense (18 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Sipke Ernst (2676) Kendrick Botong Zhang (2284)	1-0	29	2024
Sipke Ernst (2535) Mads Andersen (2615)	1-0	38	2024
Sipke Ernst (2680) Alexander Rustemov (2902)	1-0	58	2024
Sipke Ernst (2678) Marija Larina (2317)	1-0	55	2024
Sipke Ernst (2523) Siem Van Dael (2308)	1-0	49	2024
Sipke Ernst (2528) Aljoscha Feuerstack (2487)	1-0	54	2024
Sipke Ernst (2528) Ruud Van Meegen (2291)	1-0	56	2024
Sipke Ernst (2512) David L Haydon (2255)	1-0	54	2024
Sipke Ernst (2699) Santiago Ospina Castro (2403)	1-0	34	2024
Sipke Ernst (2677) Saadat Bashirli (2457)	1-0	72	2024

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