Rens Blom
NED · FIDE ID 1063847 · 30 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2018
#975 in NED (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
–
Unrated
Score
50%
12 W · 6 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
1973
Last 30 games
Last game
2025-12-27
Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.c4 in 94% of games (scores 40%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...d6 in 10 of 11 games (Pirc Defense), scoring 65%.
- Comfort zone: Pirc Defense as Black, 75% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 35% against higher-rated players, 83% against lower-rated.
Based on 30 over-the-board games (7 classical). 16 with White (44%), 14 with Black (57%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.c4 | 15 | 40% |
| 1.e4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Steiner Variation | 6 | 42% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line | 2 | 25% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (11 games)
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 10 | 65% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pirc Defense | 6 | 75% |
| Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Gufeld Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: Great Snake Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | Oscar Zecha (1982) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B | L |
| 2025-12-23 | Oscar Koppenens (1963) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B | W |
| 2025-12-21 | Josephine Damen (1872) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B | W |
| 2025-12-02 | Nauanova Zhaniya (1910) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B | L |
| 2025-12-02 | Bram Baarspul (1943) Chessfestival Groningen 2025 | Open B | W |
| 2025-05-02 | Ivan Ponomarev (2055) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U18 | ½ |
| 2025-05-01 | Guido Van Hesselingen (2205) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U18 | L |
| 2025-04-30 | Xaveer Blok (2037) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U18 | W |
| 2025-04-29 | Alexander Rogozyanskiy (1897) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U18 | W |
| 2025-04-28 | Mika Kleibeuker (1968) Dutch Youth Championship 2025 | U18 | L |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.