IMSteven Geirnaert
BEL · FIDE ID 203866 · 62 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2416
#9 in BEL (active)
Rapid
2427
#8 in BEL (active)
Blitz
2327
#19 in BEL (active)
Score
54%
24 W · 19 D · 19 L
Opp. avg
2353
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-04-11
Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 93% of games (scores 60%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 15 of 16 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 57%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 12 of 12 games (Indian Defense), scoring 42%.
- Weak spot: King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation as White, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line as Black, 80% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 50% against higher-rated players, 55% against lower-rated.
Based on 62 over-the-board games (5 classical). 27 with White (63%), 35 with Black (47%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 25 | 60% |
| 1.e4 | 2 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 7 | 71% |
| King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Variation | 3 | 33% |
| Slav Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line, with Nge2 | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 15 | 57% |
| 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (12 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 12 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line | 5 | 80% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 3 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation | 3 | 50% |
| King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Edwin Van Haastert (2371) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | W |
| 2026-03-30 | Sascha Kurt (2291) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | W |
| 2026-03-07 | Arthur De Winter (2442) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | ½ |
| 2026-02-07 | Borna Mohammadi Nia (2111) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | W |
| 2025-12-26 | Helmut Froeyman (2222) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | L |
| 2025-11-22 | Loek Van der Hagen (2223) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | ½ |
| 2025-11-10 | Natan Pirard (2329) 36th Leuven Open · classical | W |
| 2025-11-10 | Jeroen Van den Berg (2102) 36th Leuven Open · classical | W |
| 2025-11-09 | Yifan(HLJ) Hou (2257) 36th Leuven Open · classical | ½ |
| 2025-11-07 | Florian Jacobs (2214) Dutch Meesterklasse 2025/26 | W |
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.