Thomas Van Der Hoorn's chess openings
CM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 198299 games
Thomas Van Der Hoorn, Candidate Master from New Zealand, has 99 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thomas Van Der Hoorn most often opens with 1.e4 (67% 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 White50 games · +21 =14 −15 · 56%
As Black49 games · +23 =12 −14 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%33 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening14%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense52%12 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense30%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game13%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense72%13 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 c5 3.e4 dxe4
- 1...c611%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 e6
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