Philippe Kerkhof's chess openings
CM🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 211347 games
Philippe Kerkhof, Candidate Master from Belgium, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Philippe Kerkhof most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +1 =14 −6 · 38%
As Black26 games · +5 =9 −12 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%21 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense83%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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