Alexander van der Merwe's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 217465 games
Alexander van der Merwe, from South Africa, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Alexander van der Merwe most often opens with 1.e4 (100% 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 · +11 =9 −12 · 48%
As Black33 games · +12 =6 −15 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%32 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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