Charles Van Buskirk's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 229865 games
Charles Van Buskirk, FIDE Master from United States, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Charles Van Buskirk most often opens with 1.d4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White32 games · +13 =8 −11 · 53%
As Black33 games · +6 =18 −9 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening97%31 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d6 3.Bg2 f5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%19 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense71%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6
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