Michael Van Schaik's chess openings
🇰🇪 Kenya7 games
Michael Van Schaik, from Kenya, has 7 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Van Schaik most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White3 games · +2 =1 −0 · 83%
As Black4 games · +0 =0 −4 · 0%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.Nf3 Nd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bf4 g6
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