Van der Heijden, Al's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 225617 games
Van der Heijden, Al, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van der Heijden, Al most often opens with 1.c4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +6 =2 −1 · 78%
As Black8 games · +3 =1 −4 · 44%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening67%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...c650%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
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