Klaasen, C's chess openings
FM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2177293 games
Klaasen, C, FIDE Master from South Africa, has 293 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Klaasen, C most often opens with 1.d4 (48% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White150 games · +53 =54 −43 · 53%
As Black143 games · +42 =52 −49 · 48%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening48%72 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%57 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%44 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%15 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense5%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%40 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d64%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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