Steyn, H's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 189717 games
Steyn, H, from South Africa, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Steyn, H most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +3 =3 −2 · 56%
As Black9 games · +0 =3 −6 · 17%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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