Tom Middelburg's chess openings
IM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2339233 games
Tom Middelburg, International Master from New Zealand, has 233 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Tom Middelburg most often opens with 1.e4 (94% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White124 games · +52 =40 −32 · 58%
As Black109 games · +31 =39 −39 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening94%116 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening5%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%49 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense22%15 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game57%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%9 games · scores 72% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
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