Van Der Merwe, C's chess openings
WIM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2038112 games
Van Der Merwe, C, Woman International Master from South Africa, has 112 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Der Merwe, C most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White58 games · +18 =13 −27 · 42%
As Black54 games · +10 =13 −31 · 31%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%58 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense66%21 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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