Jan Werle
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Jan Werle | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Born | Warnsveld, Netherlands | 15 January 1984
Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
FIDE rating | 2550 (June 2024) |
Peak rating | 2607 (January 2009) |
Jan Werle (born 15 January 1984) is a Dutch chess grandmaster who as of October 27, 2023, has a FIDE rating of 2550.[1]
Early success
Werle began learning chess at the age of five, after watching his father play with a friend.[1] He progressed rapidly, winning medals at the European Youth Chess Championships at Kallithea in 2000 and 2001, where he took bronze in the Under-16 age category and silver in the Under-18 category, respectively.[1]
Further chess activity
Werle continued to develop over the next years, combining a structured coaching regime with frequent tournament practice. He became an
Asked about his chess style, he comments that he regards himself primarily as a positional player, but one that can cope well with tactical complications. Recently, he has worked with Dutch number one Ivan Sokolov to improve the opening phase of his game and with club-mate Sergei Tiviakov, has analyzed some of the games of the old masters, such as Botvinnik, Smyslov and Petrosian. He laments the passing of a time when such creative geniuses could fashion themselves an original playing style.
He was the runner-up at
Team events
In the German
He also plays league chess in the Netherlands and speaks highly of his experiences in England, where he has represented the Bristol team in the 4NCL.
Although he is yet to play for the national team in formal competition, he has been a regular participant in the Howard Staunton Memorial Tournament in London (which occasionally doubles as an informal England vs Netherlands match).
Other interests
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Werle studied law at
Regarding the future, his aspirations as a professional chess player are quite modest and he thinks it more likely that his long-term future will be as a practitioner of civil law.
Werle married Romanian chess
Notable chess games
- Jan Werle v Daniel Fridman - played at the 7th round of the EU championships in Liverpool 2008.
- Jan Werle v Peter Wells - played at the Staunton Memorial, London 2008.
References
- Dutch Wikipedia entry
- Chessdom Interview
- Corus 2007 biography
- Jan Werle website homepage
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "The chess games of Jan Werle". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Jan en Iozefina getrouwd!" [Jan and Iozefina married!]. GroningerCombinatie.nl (in Dutch). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2012. English translation.
- ^ "Jan Werle en Iozefina Paulet getrouwd… al twee maanden" [Jan Werle and Iozefina Paulet married… for two months already]. Schaaksite.nl (in Dutch). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2012. English translation.
- ^ "In de schijnwerpers: WGM Iozefina Werle" [In the spotlight: WGM Iozfina Werle]. Schaaksite.nl (in Dutch). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2012. English translation.
External links
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- Jan Werle rating card at FIDE
- Jan Werle player profile and games at Chessgames.com