Cecile Van der Merwe's chess openings
🇿🇦 South Africa17 games
Cecile Van der Merwe, from South Africa, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Cecile Van der Merwe 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...d5.
As White10 games · +6 =2 −2 · 70%
As Black7 games · +3 =0 −4 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%10 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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