Marinus Kuijf's chess openings
IM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2338578 games
Marinus Kuijf, International Master from Netherlands, has 578 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Marinus Kuijf most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White295 games · +125 =97 −73 · 59%
As Black283 games · +100 =90 −93 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%264 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%25 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening2%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense56%65 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense40%46 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense3%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game88%80 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense10%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c5
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