Erik Van den Doel's chess openings
GM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 25581,566 games
Erik Van den Doel, Grandmaster from Netherlands, has 1,566 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erik Van den Doel most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White822 games · +445 =256 −121 · 70%
As Black744 games · +330 =243 −171 · 61%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%671 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%131 games · scores 69% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%262 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%111 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense2%8 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%113 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game44%93 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense2%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c4 d6
Playing Erik Van den Doel soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Erik Van den Doel plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep