♞ ChessPrepOpen the app

William Gijsen's chess openings

🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2175106 games

William Gijsen, from Netherlands, has 106 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, William Gijsen most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White53 games · +25 =8 −20 · 55%
As Black53 games · +13 =10 −30 · 34%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%
    45 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%
    8 games · scores 81% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%
    21 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game9%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game50%
    8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense44%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
  3. 1...f5 Dutch Defense6%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 g6

Playing William Gijsen soon?

ChessPrep shows every line William Gijsen plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.

Prepare in ChessPrep

Similar players