Nicholas Van der Nat's chess openings
FM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2362109 games
Nicholas Van der Nat, FIDE Master from South Africa, has 109 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nicholas Van der Nat most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White58 games · +29 =9 −20 · 58%
As Black51 games · +23 =10 −18 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%57 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%34 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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