Merijn van Delft

Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now. Producing a ChessBase DVD is still on the bucket list. Merijn's activities as a full-time chess professional include training both top juniors and ambitious amateurs, coaching at tournaments, writing articles and books, doing live commentary, organizing tournaments and other chess events. Don't hesitate to get in touch: merijnvandelft[at]gmail.com  

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Game of the Week #516: A fine attack by Nico Zwirs

5/18/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #516, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a fine attacking win by Dutch IM and ChessBase author Nico Zwirs. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #515: Wesley So vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

5/13/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #515, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a strategic masterpiece by Wesley So, who got a fine win with white over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #514: Erwin l’Ami vs Frederik Svane

5/4/2022 – In his “Game of the Week” show #514, Merijn van Delft takes a look at the game between Erwin l’Ami and Frederik Svane from the German Bundesliga. With a steady hand, L’Ami outplayed his young opponent. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #513: Jorden van Foreest vs Eric Hansen

4/29/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #513, Merijn van Delft takes a look at the game Jorden van Foreest vs Eric Hansen from the Oslo Esports Cup, in which van Foreest demonstrated a modern way to treat the Maroczy Bind. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #512: Arjun Erigaisi vs Chopra Aryan

4/20/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #512, Merijn van Delft takes a look at a fine positional exchange sacrifice with which the 18-year old Indian star Arjun Erigaisi defeated his countryman Chopra Aryan in round 4 of the Fagernes Open in Norway. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #511: Praggnanandhaa vs Cornette

4/13/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #511, Merijn van Delft takes a look at Praggnanandhaa's inspired attacking win against French Grandmaster Matthieu Cornette at the strong Reykjavik Open, in which "Pragg" finished sole first. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #510: Julian Kramer's fighting victory

4/6/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #510, Merijn van Delft takes a look at the European Championships and analyses a "streetfighting" win of Julian Kramer, a young German player, who scored his first GM norm at the European Championships. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #509: Esipenko vs Nakamura

4/5/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #509, Merijn van Delft shows how Hikaru Nakamura won against Andrey Esipenko in the final round of the preliminaries at the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin - it was an interesting, tense fighting game and winning it guaranteed Nakamura a place in the Candidates. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #508: Le Quang Liem beats the Italian

3/24/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #508, Merijn van Delft looks at two impressive games Le Quang Liem played at the Charity Cup - in both games Le demonstrated Black's attacking potential in the Italian. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #507: A wild Sicilian: A. Pijpers vs A. Fier

3/17/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #507, Merijn van Delft takes a look at an entertaining and sharp Dragon Sicilian, in which Alexandr Fier showed that it is possible to sacrifice a lot of material if your attack is strong enough. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #506: R. Rapport vs S. Vidit

3/9/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #506, Merijn van Delft shows how Richard Rapport, who is known for his creative play, played on the queenside, in the center and on the kingside to win a crucial game against Vidit at the FIDE Grand Prix in Belgrade. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #505: A. Grischuk vs D. Andreikin

3/3/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show, Merijn van Delft looks at the interesting Sicilian A. Grischuk and D. Andreikin played in the first round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Belgrade. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #504: Nepo outplays Carlsen

2/23/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show, Merijn van Delft looks at Ian Nepomniachtchi’s win over Magnus Carlsen from the Airthings Masters. Playing black, Nepo outplayed the world champion on his way to winning the preliminary stage of the online tournament. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #503: L. Dominguez vs W. So, Berlin, Grand Prix 2022

2/16/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #503 Merijn van Delft takes at a theoretically interesting game in the Italian, which Leinier Dominguez and Wesley So played at the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #502: Aronian vs Vidit, Berlin, Grand Prix 2022

2/9/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #502 Merijn van Delft takes a look at the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin, and shows how Levon Aronian defeated Vidit Gujrathi in the very first round of the tournament in a fine game that might prove crucial at the end. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #501: Caruana vs Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2022

2/2/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #501 Merijn van Delft takes a look at the final rounds of the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee, and focuses on Magnus Carlsen's fine and crucial win with Black against Fabiano Caruana. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #500:

1/27/2022 – In his "Game of the Week" show #500 Merijn van Delft focuses on the tournament in Wijk aan Zee, and especially on Magnus Carlsen's fine win against Shakhryar Mamedyarov in the Catalan. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.

Game of the Week #498: A fine miniature from the Prague Open

1/12/2022 – In the "Game of the Week" show Merijn van Delft presents a nice game from the Prague Open, in which Dutch IM Arthur Pijpers demonstrates why it is important to develop his pieces swiftly. | Merijn's show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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