Vincent Rothuis Replay Lab & Dutch IM Profile

Vincent Rothuis is a Dutch International Master from Doetinchem, born on 17 March 1990. His profile combines early Dutch youth success, IM-norm tournament results, strong online blitz and bullet ratings, and later Crazyhouse activity. Start with the Vincent Rothuis at-a-glance cards to connect the biography to the replay lab.

Vincent Rothuis is best known here as a Dutch IM with a strong online-speed and Crazyhouse identity. The key profile details are his IM norms, 3100+ Playchess blitz and bullet peaks, and the online handles Opperwezen and wateenellende. Use the Vincent Rothuis Study Adviser to choose between classical, speed, and Crazyhouse-flavoured study routes.

AKA Opperwezen / wateenellende means those are the online handles associated with Vincent Rothuis in the supplied profile notes. The names are useful because they connect the classical Dutch IM biography with his later bullet and Crazyhouse reputation. Check the Online AKA card before opening the Diagram Lab for the most tactical examples.

Vincent Rothuis is not listed here as a Grandmaster; he is an International Master. The supplied Dutch profile describes him as an IM and records his three master norms from Essent Chess, the KNSB Meesterklasse, and the Open Dutch Championship in Dieren. Use the Career timeline cards to follow that IM-norm path.

Vincent Rothuis was born in Doetinchem in the Netherlands on 17 March 1990. His early chess path also began locally, with SV Doetinchem followed by BAT Zevenaar. Use the Early path card to place the opening replay games in context.

Vincent Rothuis started playing chess at age nine at SV Doetinchem. He moved to BAT Zevenaar at age ten and was already playing a Meesterklasse season for ESGOO at age fifteen. Use the at-a-glance cards to see how quickly the Dutch youth results followed.

Vincent Rothuis won his first youth tournament in Bennekom in 1999. The supplied notes say it was his first youth tournament and that he immediately finished first. Use the Career timeline section to connect that early result with the later ONJK and Dutch Open games.

Vincent Rothuis won the C category, for players up to 14 years old, at the Open Dutch Youth Chess Championship in 2002. That result supports the page’s framing of Rothuis as an early Dutch youth standout. Use the Career timeline cards before replaying the 2003 Essent game.

Vincent Rothuis won the 2006 VBG/van Berkel-BSG Pinkstertoernooi with 6 out of 7. The supplied notes say he finished ahead of grandmasters Harmen Jonkman and John van der Wiel. Use the BSG and Dutch Events replay group to study his tournament style.

Vincent Rothuis earned his IM norms through Essent Chess 2005, the 2006–2007 KNSB Meesterklasse, and the Open Dutch Championship in Dieren. The supplied scores include a 6/9 Meesterklasse result with a 2534 TPR and a 5.5/9 Dieren result with a 2484 TPR. Use the Dutch Championship and Team replay group to see the practical chess behind that rise.

Vincent Rothuis reached Playchess peaks of 3177 in blitz and 3150 in bullet according to the supplied profile notes. Those numbers support the page’s speed-chess angle even though the embedded PGNs are classical or rapid-style game scores. Use the Study Adviser’s speed route to jump to the sharpest replay examples.

Crazyhouse is part of Vincent Rothuis’s profile because the supplied notes describe him as a prominent online bullet and Crazyhouse player. The notes also say he often sparred with Jann Lee to help develop Crazyhouse theory. Use the Diagram Lab for tactical examples that suit a Crazyhouse-minded player.

Start with Vincent Rothuis vs Manuel Bosboom from the 2005 Dutch Open. The game has a lively king-side initiative and a strong practical attacking finish against a well-known creative Dutch player. Press the Bosboom initiative diagram button to load that replay.

The Jan Smeets game from the 2006 Dutch Championship Semi-Finals is the best famous-opponent win in this set. Smeets was rated 2550 in the supplied PGN, and Rothuis wins with active Sicilian-style pressure and a dangerous queenside passer. Open the Smeets breakthrough diagram to replay the key game.

The Harmen Jonkman game from the 2006 Dutch Championship Semi-Finals is the strongest Black-side showcase. Rothuis defeats a grandmaster with sharp counterplay, passed-pawn danger, and an active rook finish. Use the Jonkman counterplay diagram to follow the conversion.

The Rudy Douven game has the clearest mating finish in the replay set. The final move b3# gives a compact attacking pattern that is easy to remember. Open the Douven mating net diagram to see the final position before replaying the game.

The 2003 Essent game against Laszlo Cako is the most useful early Rothuis game on this page. It predates the IM-norm period and already shows active piece coordination and tactical pressure. Use the Early Dutch years replay group to start there.

The page includes Dutch Open games from Dieren in 2004, 2005, and 2006. The set includes wins as White and Black, plus games against Manuel Bosboom, Jan Smeets, Harmen Jonkman, and other Dutch-event opponents. Use the grouped Replay Lab selector to move through them by event period.

The five-move draw is included as a quirky biographical note, not as a replay feature. The supplied profile specifically records Rothuis’s short KNSB draw with White against Egbert Clevers. Use the FAQ section for that footnote and the Replay Lab for substantial games.

This page does not include Crazyhouse game scores. The supplied PGNs are standard chess games, while the biography explains Rothuis’s later Crazyhouse reputation and online handles. Use the Diagram Lab for tactical over-the-board positions that match the same sharp-player profile.

The replay set includes many 1.e4 tactical systems, Sicilians, Caro-Kann structures, Italian-style games, Ruy Lopez positions, and some Dutch Defence material. That spread fits a practical attacking IM rather than a narrow one-opening specialist. Use the Opening routes cards after one replay to continue study.

The Sicilian Defence is relevant because several key games in the replay set begin with 1.e4 c5. The Jan Smeets win, the Souleidis win, and other tactical games give Sicilian-style attacking and counterattacking themes. Use the Sicilian route card after the Smeets replay.

The Caro-Kann is relevant because Rothuis has notable games in this set involving 1.e4 c6 structures. The wins against Michiel Abeln and Rudy Douven show aggressive attacking play against Caro-Kann setups. Use the Caro-Kann route card after the Douven mating-net replay.

The Dutch Defence is relevant because Rothuis’s supplied games include a Dutch Defence win as White against Stefan Kuipers. The game shows a direct h-pawn and kingside attacking approach against a Stonewall-like structure. Use the Dutch Defence route card after the Dutch Open replay group.

Club players can learn how to keep initiative alive in messy practical positions. The replay set repeatedly shows active rooks, passed pawns, open kings, and forcing play rather than quiet technical perfection. Use the Study Adviser to choose a tactical, endgame, or opening-route focus.

Fast chess players can learn practical pattern recognition from Rothuis’s sharpest standard-game examples. His online-speed reputation is supported by replay moments where tactics, initiative, and king danger matter more than slow manoeuvring. Use the Diagram Lab as a quick pattern warm-up.

Crazyhouse players can use this page for tactical habits rather than direct variant theory. The standard-chess examples still train initiative, open lines, king exposure, and forcing sequences that transfer well to Crazyhouse thinking. Start with the Douven mating net and Coene queen raid diagrams.

The Jelmer Veltman game is the best long technical grind in the replay set. Rothuis wins as Black in a long English Opening battle that eventually reaches a knight-and-pawn conversion. Use the Early Dutch years selector group if you want the longest practical example.

The Armen Hachijan game from the BSG Pinkstertoernooi is one of the best attacking-courage examples. Rothuis plays a sharp Najdorf-style battle and keeps the initiative through material imbalance. Use the BSG and Dutch Events group to replay that attacking game.

After one replay, follow the opening route that matches the game you liked most. Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Italian, Ruy Lopez, and Dutch Defence links cover the main practical structures in the replay archive. Use the Opening routes cards to turn the Rothuis profile into a next-step study plan.