Esper Van Baar's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2176666 games
Esper Van Baar, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 666 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Esper Van Baar most often opens with 1.e4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White330 games · +97 =54 −179 · 38%
As Black336 games · +95 =40 −201 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening71%233 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%43 games · scores 35% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%34 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%87 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense28%42 games · scores 24% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense8%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense64%62 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%28 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d63%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6
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