Jaap Houben's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 227277 games
Jaap Houben, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 77 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jaap Houben most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White43 games · +14 =13 −16 · 48%
As Black34 games · +12 =8 −14 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%37 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening14%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense76%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense24%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense69%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense15%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d615%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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