Siem Van Dael's chess openings
Peak rating 231921 games
Siem Van Dael has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Siem Van Dael most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +6 =4 −2 · 67%
As Black9 games · +3 =2 −4 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.a38%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.a3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Nbd7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.Na3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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