Ruurd Dam's chess openings
Peak rating 256066 games
Ruurd Dam has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ruurd Dam most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +11 =9 −14 · 46%
As Black32 games · +7 =9 −16 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%24 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening26%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d69%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e4 Bg7
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense9%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
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