Mark Van Der Werf's chess openings
24 games
Mark Van Der Werf has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark Van Der Werf most often opens with 1.Nf3 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +4 =4 −3 · 55%
As Black13 games · +5 =5 −3 · 58%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening64%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening27%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3 Bb7
- 1.c4 English Opening9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense75%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 d4 3.Nce2 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 cxd4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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