C John Van Baarle's chess openings
Peak rating 2350152 games
C John Van Baarle has 152 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, C John Van Baarle most often opens with 1.e4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White76 games · +27 =25 −24 · 52%
As Black76 games · +21 =23 −32 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%35 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%27 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening14%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game25%10 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense23%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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